The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Science is supposed to make the world feel more understandable, but sometimes it does the opposite. Ancient viruses frozen in Arctic permafrost for tens of thousands of years are now waking up, prions in the brain can trigger unstoppable fatal diseases, and hidden CO₂ pockets in lakes could erupt without…

From dancing Northern Lights and snowy adventures, there’s a reason why this spot is nicknamed the ‘Gateway to the Arctic’. Anna Ryan takes a trip to see for herself

The virus causes severe damage to respiratory, neurological and immune systems, and has triggered multiple mass mortality events

Warming and freshening of Arctic waters can weaken ocean circulation systems that influence weather patterns across Europe and North America

The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences than scientists expected just 20 years ago, when the first Arctic Report Card assessed the state of Earth’s far northern environment.

Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say

The Arctic landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. In addition to rising temperatures, climate change is causing episodes of extreme melting, which occurs when ice losses that previously took weeks or months occur over just a few days.

In today’s newsletter: As species across the world struggle to keep pace with global warming, ​how ​do we report the rare glimmers of hope without downplaying the accelerating ecological ​crisis?

An arctic air blast is plunging south from Canada, spreading into the northern United States

Aussie adventurer David Paabo has crossed Greenland's ice sheet seven times, swapping sand for endless frozen land and killer winds in the hardcore 600km trek.

A Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries