There are two main sub species of walrus, the Atlantic and Pacific – which both occupy different areas of the Arctic. The ...

The Arctic Ocean, though smallest, significantly influences global climate and hosts unique wildlife. Surrounded by Eurasia, North America, and Greenland, it's sensitive to temperature changes due to ...

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F (20 C) in the high Arctic.

Although no one “owns” the North Pole, countries with land ringing the Central Arctic Ocean already have rights extending some way beyond their coastlines, under international law.

Bloomberg reported that the United States and Russia are discussing economic cooperation in the far north.

The thick ice that covers the Arctic Ocean at the North Pole has melted, leaving a mile-wide stretch of water at the top of the world. North Pole visitor Malcolm McKenna, a paleontologist at the ...

A polar defense race is underway as the U.S. and its NATO allies become increasingly skeptical of Russian and Chinese operations in the Arctic region.

Facing a massive loss of habitat brought on by rapidly melting ice near the North Pole, arctic mammals may start looking across species lines for potential mates. As a result, researchers worry that ...

North Pole expeditions The expedition North Pole-41 was a continuation of the program for comprehensive research in the high latitudes of the Arctic founded by Soviet scientists decades ago.

Cecilia Blomdahl discovered an oasis of calm when she moved to a remote island located well north of the Arctic Circle.

North · In Depth Warming climate poses challenge to Arctic animals — and those who hunt them Summer sea ice likely lost at 6 C of Arctic warming, says snow and ice expert ...