The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...

It's certainly not a small island: It's about three times the size of Texas. But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

Will Greaves, a political scientist ... able to develop their Arctic offshore oil and gas, it may be harder — and therefore less lucrative — to drill into the ocean floor of the whole region.

A group of 15 researchers have been gathering data for the last two weeks as part of the first all-Canadian Antarctic mission ...

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market?

The Canadian Navy's HMCS Margaret Brooke, an Arctic and offshore patrol vessel ... making it capable of building a map of the ocean floor in great detail. That map is then used for charting ...

Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who owns this polar region, and why is it so important to Arctic nations?

The country supports some of the world’s most important satellites. But experts worry about its proximity to Russia.