The Arctic Ice Project had been testing the use of silica beads to increase the reflectivity of young sea ice, helping to preserve it through the Arctic summer. Receive a weekly dose of discovery ...

The Arctic is one of the coldest and least populated regions on Earth, much of it covered by ice. But in recent years it has become one of the most important sites of geopolitical tensions — and ...

An increase in large fires in the Western U.S. is being fueled by declines in Arctic Sea ice, and the impact of this decline on fires along the West Coast is as big as that of El Niño ...

At 13,000 tons, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Star is a mammoth vessel made to crash through Arctic ice more than 20 feet thick. But it is the U.S.’s only icebreaker that operates year-round ...

"Multiple waves of arctic air continue to gather over northern ... temperatures will also likely lead to an increased threat for ice jams on area rivers next week," the weather service in Chicago ...

As Arctic ice melts, alternative shipping routes are opening up, which is believed to be behind President Donald Trump's desire to buy Greenland from Denmark. Based on a report by The Simons ...

Russian nuclear submarines patrol the Arctic seas, while a growing fleet of nuclear-powered ice breakers projects Kremlin power across the region. China and Russia have conducted joint military ...

A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said ...

A new study reports that 34 percent of the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ) is actually releasing more carbon than its storing, and that number climbs to 40 percent when considering wildfires. While this ...

Confidence is growing that a powerful arctic cold front — the second one ... particularly regarding the potential for snow and ice. Here’s what we know so far – and what’s still uncertain.