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

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

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

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

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

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

This storm began over the Arctic ice sheet, moved toward the North Pole, crossed the Greenwich Meridian, and eventually dissipated in the Western Hemisphere. Remarkably, it came within just 44 ...

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

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger colder ...