The Latest Breaking News from the Arctic Circle

Iceland, a land shrouded in mystery and allure, lies far north in the Atlantic Ocean, skirting the fringes of the Arctic Circle.

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently serving a 19-year prison sentence, has been transferred to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. The IK-3 penal colony, located in Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 km (1200 miles) northeast of Moscow, is considered to be one of the…

The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was successfully pulled free at high tide after running aground above the Arctic Circle with 206 people on board.

The northern lights have been seen high in the Arctic Circle, indicating the start of the aurora season, which will become more apparent as we approach solar maximum.

A Tesla Model Y and a Model X are put through their paces in the icy regions of Norway, just a couple of miles away from the Arctic Circle.

Whether meeting Santa, taking part in exhilarating snow sports or chasing the Northern Lights, there’s a Lapland holiday for everyone

We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US. We don't have specific data that far back for Thailand,…

The United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its northernmost in the world and only such facility above the Arctic Circle

Both will be unveiled this fall.