Sea ice retreat affects migrations of bowhead whales
With the disappearance of Arctic sea ice, bowhead whales adjust their migration patterns and winter farther north.
With the disappearance of Arctic sea ice, bowhead whales adjust their migration patterns and winter farther north.
According to a study by the Norwegian information portal “studentum.no”, Longyearbyen is the most popular university town in Norway among students.
The work of Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator helped to shape the view on the world and also influenced the view on the Arctic region for many centuries and many famous Arctic explorers.
Extreme environments, such as the poles, would shape a personality type that confronts rather than avoids hardship.
Microcapsules filled with chloride-free anti-icing agent in asphalt could help keep roads in Arctic communities free of ice and snow.
The United Nations Continental Shelf Commission recognizes Russia’s claims to the seabed of the Arctic Ocean.
Atlantic airport, regional airport or military base: What do the governments of Greenland and Denmark agree on?
The U.S. telecommunications company GCI has made good on its promise and launched one of the fastest Internet connection in the U.S. in Unalaska.
Now, 40 of the animals will be equipped with satellite transmitters to learn more about their routes and behavior.
Plastic is both a blessing and a curse. Without this versatile material, numerous everyday objects would not even exist. However, it is not only impossible to imagine our everyday life without this crude oil-base material, but without being also in our environment, too. Nowadays, there is no area on this planet without plastic parts in […]
A study shows that young Arctic foxes undertake more extensive migrations than adults, including crossing the sea ice between Canada and Greenland.
Researchers have made their collected sounds from the Arctic and Antarctic available to musicians, who have created a spectacular music album from them.
In paintings and sculptures made of stone and bone, artists from Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Chukotka bring the Arctic to life, along with its myths and stories.
Released by phytoplankton, dimethyl sulfide may play an important role in regulating global climate.
The Russian president has convened the Russian Security Council to discuss claims to expand the boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
A fruitful connection between the Global Seed Vault on Svalbard and an interactive art project puts plant life back at the center of the ecosystem
Relatives of the ancestors of today’s primates, and thus of humans, lived on the Arctic island of Ellesmere 52 million years ago.
Research has confirmed that the currently circulating form of the HPAI-H5N1 avian influenza virus also circulated in Greenland last year.
The Arctic Winter Games bring together the youth of the North Pole in McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The spirit of these games is unique.
The Norwegian Environment Agency recommends that the government set limits to increasing tourism in Svalbard and proposes a series of tougher measures.
Their habitat is dwindling faster and faster, and many polar bears are having great difficulty finding enough food, which is increasingly pushing them onto land.
On the occasion of the “Ever Deadly” documentary release, we show one of the most innovative contemporary inuit artists, Tanja Tagaq, a renowned throat singer, songwriter and author.
Climate change is not a game. The entire planet has long since been affected by change. The exhibition “50 Shapes of Prey” shows how diverse the interactions of these changes are.
In the regions of Greenland where it is supposed to be coldest, researchers found a warming within ten years that was unprecedented in the last 1,000 years.