Lightning near the North Pole reveals dramatic climate changes as Arctic temperatures rise and storms intensify.

Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these ...

The Tara Polar Station, a $23 million research vessel with a crew of 12, will drift across the Arctic ice to enable better ...

A 2D representation of Earth, such as a chart or map, can mislead us when visualizing long international routes.

Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge ...

Recounting the tales of the many successful and failed voyages to the far north, Tom says lessons can be learned from the ...

Amid rising diplomatic tensions, temperatures could heat up faster in the region without careful statecraft, says the ...

Accomplishing this will be hard at a time when some world powers are hampering research in the region. Scientists need to ...