Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a new article. The ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young.

Its global significance, however, goes far beyond just military worth. The Arctic is sought-after for its shipping routes and ...

Matt Helders is best known as the drummer of Arctic Monkeys, but he's had a long and varied career and collaborated with artists across the spectrum of music. Find out everything there is to know ...

The frozen frontier of the Arctic serves as a canary in the coal mines for the impending climate catastrophe. It also serves as the source of great geopolitical leverage as sea levels continue to ...

In anticipation of a peace deal, back-channels are flowing. Western investment in Russia’s Arctic resources would undermine China’s influence in the region You can save this article by ...

The Arctic is set to be a proving ground for the navies of the High North. As warmer temperatures open up shipping routes for longer each year, great resources are at stake, and a determination to ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals. Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows ...

Now, 85 percent of the Arctic territory’s population has also expressed opposition to coming under Washington’s rule. Trump’s ambitions have been noted elsewhere as well. On Thursday ...

Warming temperatures are opening the Northwest Passage as a shipping lane and raising so many concerns about who controls the Arctic that one of Mark Carney’s first trips as Canada’s new prime ...

Ken Coates is the director of Indigenous affairs at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Canada’s Arctic policy has long been founded on delayed and partial responses to American challenges.

The Arctic Ocean is Earth's northernmost body of water. It encircles the Arctic, and flows beneath it. Most of the Arctic Ocean is covered by ice throughout the year—although that is starting to ...