The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Britain plans to increase its military presence in the Arctic, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday, amid increased concerns among NATO allies about Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temperatures in the far northern region rise three times faster than the global average.

Scientists are now trying to determine why the Arctic region does not show similar patterns.

A week after the UK basked in 20C temperatures an Arctic blast could see the mercury tumble as low as -6C and there is expected to be widespread snow across the country on Thursday

Tonight’s federal budget will include more than A$800 million over ten years to provide a “clear marker” of Australia’s “scientific leadership” in Antarctica.

The last untapped area for shipping routes and exploitation is opening up and leading to new geopolitical tensions.

East Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf – a floating platform the size of Rome – broke off the continent on March 15, 2022. Since the beginning of satellite observations in the 1970s, the tip of the shelf had been disintegrating into icebergs in a series of what glaciologists call calving events.

Well, if you ever wanted to fly over the Arctic and the polar ice caps, here's your chance.

A huge ice shelf has collapsed in Antarctica, coinciding with a period of intense and unseasonal heat which may have been "the straw that broke the camel's back".

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is causing a swift and broad decaying of scientific ties between Moscow and the West

Ernest Shackleton’s ship was finally found this month after 100 years suspended under the sea. His story speaks to our chaotic lives today, says Imogen West-Knights