Thawing permafrost has released so much methane into Esieh Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska that the air above it is flammable. Credit: Katey Walter Anthony/ University of Alaska Fairbanks ...

Giant Mine, near the subarctic city of Yellowknife, was once one of the biggest gold mines in the Northwest Territories, said ...

The world’s northernmost commercial airport, popular with tourists seeking snowy landscapes and Arctic adventures, has warned ...

These mounds are not new, but they are multiplying due to climate change and are spreading into cities, threatening some ...

An ongoing research project on the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers aims to give communities short-term information about erosion in ...

Better knowledge and mapping of existing infrastructure is leading to a new estimate of future thaw costs under varying ...

Harvard Kennedy School Professor John Holdren and Arctic Initiative director Jennifer Spence say multiple new threats are ...

Warming in the Arctic is intensifying methane emissions, contributing to a vicious feedback loop that could accelerate ...

Swiss researcher Achille Capelli has found an open-air laboratory in Alaska. He is studying the polar ice shelf and is ...

And Giant Mine is not the only example of melting permafrost unleashing potentially poisonous chemicals. It is, according to environmentalists, a "warning" for those who "want to mine the riches ...