All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

One major consequence is that a new Arctic shipping route around the top of Alaska is expected ... and Russia to use the Northeast Passage, also known as the Northern Sea Route, since the 1930s.

Geologists have uncovered a long-lost continental fragment buried beneath the thick ice of Greenland, a discovery that offers new insight into the ancient forces that shaped Earth’s surface. This ...

These developments led to the construction and moorage of the famous halibut schooners (several of which still operate in the offshore line fisheries of the Northeast Pacific Ocean ... vessels for the ...

A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will ...

Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)--Arctic sea ice area this winter reached the lowest level since satellite monitoring began in 1979, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and the National ...

Chinese scientists' new acoustic technology could help detect submarines with near-perfect accuracy in the Arctic’s Beaufort ...

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

Williams said understanding the Arctic is important for everything from defense policy and shipping to the global food supply and weather forecasting. This winter, Arctic sea ice covered less area ...

On a trip to Norway's Alta, get an off-the-radar taste of the wild with river-rafting and hiking beneath the midnight sun.

Six Russian military aircraft were tracked operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone for about 2 1/2 hours ...