The Arctic seafloor is cold, unforgiving, and barren. Or is it? Few would argue against the ‘cold’ and ‘unforgiving’ parts, but according to a new study, the harsh and icy seafloor of the ...

The Arctic Ocean is now emerging as a new area for economic exploitation. Estimates suggest that the deep sea holds as much ...

Abstract: The northernmost spreading centre of the world, the Gakkel Ridge, is also an end‐member in terms of global spreading velocities. Models show that full spreading rates vary between 1.3 and ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Arctic sea ice reached its lowest peak in the 47-year satellite record, measuring 14.33 million km 2 on March 22, 2025. This decline is part of a long-term trend ...

2:20 Canada’s Arctic sovereignty and security ‘under challenge’: navy commander Canada’s spy agency warns that colliding global developments make the Arctic an “attractive, strategic and ...

US Marines brave Arctic temperatures ahead of Joint Viking, the largest military exercise in Norway. About 10,000 troops from the US and NATO nations took part in the biennial cold weather training.

The Arctic region is becoming a theater for competition between states over its resources and geopolitical advantages. This is having a deeply harmful impact on the indigenous peoples of the Arctic, ...

Troops from this province have returned from a major Arctic sovereignty and security operation in Canada’s north. They were there to support a military defence mission with other NATO countries, to ...

The Arctic region is warming at a rate that is far above the global average. Consequently, snow, glaciers, and permafrost are melting—all of which are contributing to coastal run-off plumes.

January 5, 2025 • There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.