Europe’s Weakest Link: Arctic Security
A war is never confined to a single stage. Developments in Ukraine echoes in the Arctic, just as…
Polar Bears International Publishes Drone Guidance for Photographers
BJ Kirschhoffer / Polar Bears International Polar Bears International has published guidelines for photographers and filmmakers using drones…
Photographer Brings Drone on Cruise Ship, Finds Polar Bears Living in Abandoned Building
A photographer who brought his drone along on a cruise trip discovered a group of polar bears living…
‘Ends Of The Earth,’ By Neil Shubin — Review
A gripping story of polar exploration written by a scientist who has devoted his entire career to identifying…
Tiny Arctic Organisms Are Defying the Rules of Biology
Image of an Arctic diatom, showing the actin filaments that run down its middle and enable its skating…
European Commission doubles financial support to Greenland to gain influence in the Arctic
ADVERTISEMENT It’s a strong signal that speaks volumes about Europe’s ambitions in the Arctic region. Last week, the…
Russia Gears Up for New Nuclear Missile Test
It’s been a busy few weeks up on the windswept Russian archipelago of Novaya Zemlya: people, earthmoving trucks,…
Russia Risks Arctic Environmental Disaster in Pursuit of Profit and Power
As climate change accelerates, the once distant and frozen Arctic is transforming into a controversial industrial frontier. Nowhere…
Scientists are planning to change our weather
When the remnants of a tropical storm dumped 15 inches of rain on a corner of Texas earlier…
The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears: Arctic expedition uncovers diet shifts and pollution risks
ONGYEARBYEN, July 24 — It’s a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear…