He would find both on this journey, and live to write about it in “Into the Ice: The Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-Year-Old Mystery.” The mystery of the subtitle is what happened ...

In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole journey ...

BOULDER, Colorado (CNN)-- Ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, long held to be an early warning of a changing climate, has shattered the all-time low record this summer, scientists say. Additionally ...