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 ...

When Svalbard Airport, world’s northernmost destination for scheduled commercial flights, was built, no one expected the ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...