Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge ...

Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.

The amount of marine life off north-east Greenland could expand by more than a quarter, according to new research.

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

“Unfortunately we’re in a position now where if we don’t protect and restore ecosystems, we will face collapse.” This story ...

When the 2,300-meter-long runway was built in the early 1970s, at Longyearbyen, no one expected that it would start to melt. ...

The extent of polar ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank in the winter of 2025 to its smallest extent since measurements began in ...

One of the world’s most extreme airports, Norway’s Svalbard Airport, is at risk of disappearing. The world’s northernmost ...

This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

Moscow has moved to militarize the Arctic and stake a claim to shipping routes and energy reserves expected to open as climate change melts the region's ice. Speaking in the world's largest Arctic ...