As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure. However, as the region warms and permafrost thaws, infrastructure is threatened as the ground shifts beneath the built ...

As the ice in the Arctic melts, more industries and people are flocking to the area, raising the chance for infectious diseases to spread, says Dr. Khaled Megahed Abass of the University of Sharjah ...

The world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle, Murmansk—under the slogan “To Live in the North”—drew 1,300 participants from 21 countries to brainstorm multilateral mechanisms for cooperative ...

His vessel, the Fram, had been specially designed with a rounded hull so it would sit on top of the Arctic ice, gently ferrying its crew over the Arctic. Nansen never made it to the North Pole ...

The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...

Offshore oilfield service vessels sit docked in the city of Bergen in Norway, an Arctic nation that collaborates with the U.S. on military and other matters. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern ...

LONDON: The Arctic, scientists warn, displays an intensified version of how climate change plays out elsewhere on the globe. Geopolitically, too, temperatures could heat up faster in the region ...

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 ...