The Canadian government is looking hard at developing a remote northern port on Hudson Bay as a conduit for exporting natural gas, potash, canola and other commodities as the country tries to reduce...

In a significant show of Arctic prowess, China has dispatched five icebreaking research vessels to the region. This is the first time the country has operated more than three icebreaking...

Outbreak was declared June 20 Nunavut's health department says the outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit has ended. The outbreak was first declared June 20. In a public health advisory Thursday, the...

As Greenland's ice retreats, it's fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model from JPL and MIT that's been called a laboratory in itself.

Climate change is shifting the makeup of a key nutrient in rivers across Russia, Alaska, and Canada, with the potential for ecosystem-wide impacts.

STAR translates raw satellite data into critical information needed to inform the public and safeguard the environment across the country and around the world.

Nature Climate Change - Stable Arctic dense water formation

The University of New Mexico’s Assistant Professor Marisa Repasch has been awarded the 2025 Early Career TUNDRA Award—short for Toolik Userdays for Naturally Developing Research Abilities—in recogn...

Icebreakers are particularly important to Alaska, especially in the Bering Strait region, where a strip of water separates Alaska and Russia.

Scientific Reports - Late Miocene speleothems show significant warming, temperate vegetation, and wildfires in Arctic Siberia

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago.

U.S. relationships with northern countries were in the spotlight at the Arctic Encounter Summit

Memorandum of understanding on fisheries signed by Greenland, Nunavut, and Inuit organizations The Governments of Nunavut and Greenland have signed a memorandum of understanding committing to work...

In a surreal twist, scientists expecting snow in Svalbard’s winter field season found rain, green tundra, and blooming flowers instead.

To address the scarcity of long-term observational data and the lack of high-resolution simulation and projection datasets for climate research in the Arctic Ocean, a Sino-German research team...

Coast Guard Academy Think Tank Puts Polar Issues Front and Center Featured Story

To address the scarcity of long-term observational data and the lack of high-resolution simulation and projection datasets for climate research in the Arctic Ocean, a Sino-German research team...

Viruses in the cold waters of the Arctic are strongly seasonal and are also detected in the Antarctic. This surprising discovery comes from a multi-year time-series study led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz...

A new report released today by Pacific Environment highlights the urgent need to address black carbon emissions from increasing Arctic shipping traffic. Maritime traffic in Arctic waters has seen a...