These 15-metre long animals have been ... to avoid competition with larger and more established males. Taylor posits that these whales are coming from feeding grounds in the Arctic Circle, and ...

A larger shelf means legal access to more of the ocean floor’s riches: animals, hydrocarbons, and, perhaps most important, ...

The Arctic is estimated to have over 90 billion barrels ... This has intensified competition among nations for control and access to these strategically important routes. The Arctic Ocean has shorter ...

"Greenland is growing in importance as we find ourselves in a global competition with China ... vessels coming into the Atlantic Ocean from the Arctic would have to pass through the GIUK gap ...

Competition to rule the wider Arctic and ... as the U.S. eyes an increasingly belligerent Russia as a rival for Arctic supremacy. "This is not just about Greenland. This is about the Arctic. You have ...

Unlike other bear species, polar bears are excellent swimmers and have been known to swim for miles to reach ice or land. In terms of behavior, polar bears are solitary animals ... a Norwegian ...

They are home to amazing sea animals and plants and are a source of food, and water. and The Arctic Ocean ... places where the land meets the ocean. They can have rocky cliff edges, sandy beaches ...

Despite its harsh conditions, the Arctic supports an astonishing variety of life, from microscopic plankton to some of the largest predators on Earth. This article explores ten remarkable animals ...

Past colonial atrocities and catastrophes have not deterred today’s global powers from vying for control of the Arctic.