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

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Equally worrying, Russia has increased its naval cooperation with China and given Beijing access, and a stake, in the Arctic.

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...

Shrinking glaciers in Greenland have revealed vast new coastlines, reshaping the Arctic landscape and global maps.

Canada’s Arctic defence strategy relies heavily on indigenous knowledge from Ranger units. The unique network of 5,000 semi-professional soldiers is spread across the vast region that makes up 40 per ...

A prevailing view has been that the majority of plastic comes to the Arctic via ocean currents ... "It is not an accepted geological time period. However, plastic accumulation in the seabed ...

For centuries, much of the ocean floor has remained a mystery ... underwater oases in an otherwise empty seafloor. The new detailed map gives researchers new insights into the geologic history of the ...

as a Newsweek map shows the strategic Arctic region where they were intercepted by allied jets. Two B-52H Stratofortresses conducted the training with Dutch, Danish and Swedish fighter jets as ...

He said the new system will cover all of the Canadian Arctic and eventually the Arctic Ocean as well. He also characterized the partnership with Australia as "incredible" — in part because ...