Hiking under the midnight sun requires special preparations. Even though the sun is out, temperatures can plummet. Make sure ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...

In 2010 Pfirman was part of a team that identified the most likely location for the Arctic’s last summer sea ice ... says are new features in the landscape: large circular sinkholes, created ...

By Liz Kimbrough The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to ...

The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in the region: It was the rainiest summer on record, and plant life ...

A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

He loved the stark landscape and isolation and remoteness ... “We’ve been trying to understand what’s going on in the Arctic by relying on summer,” Commane said. “But after the sun ...

Set within a stunning landscape of snow-capped mountains and ... to raise their pups in the brief arctic summer. But successfully raising their pups will be no easy task. Danger lurks nearby.

and the wettest summer on record. For thousands of years, the Arctic tundra landscape of shrubs and permafrost, or frozen ground, has acted as a carbon dioxide sink, meaning that the landscape was ...

UMHB Art Department Chair Stephanie Chambers captures the spirit of her visit to the Arctic Circle with paintings capturing the solidarity of the landscape.