With demand for rare earth minerals expected to reach up to seven times current levels by 2040, Greenland’s winning ticket to ...

Warming temperatures are causing Arctic peatlands to expand, temporarily boosting carbon storage—but long-term stability remains uncertain.

The Arctic is the northernmost region of the Earth, centered at the North Pole. It is a vast polar region at the top of the world. Unlike ...

A new push for more oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threatens irreparable damage to irreplaceable habitats.

A ghostly white figure perched on a Texas light pole has left residents and birdwatchers stunned. A snowy owl, a bird usually ...

Scientists have discovered what may be one of the oldest boomerangs in the world, hidden in a Polish cave for tens of ...

Compare the military power of the US and Russia across air, sea, land, nuclear, and cyber domains with detailed statistics ...

In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two ...

A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the ...

In the Arctic, one of the primary paths for water to flow is along water tracks, stream-like features that fill with and ...

Among these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large claws on all four feet, ...

From Arctic wolves to a rampaging rhino to an impressionistic image of waves, this contest showcases some of the best nature images of the year.