Arctic

Polar bear family

International Polar Bear Day is held in the shadow of war

Norway launched a Noah's ark of the plant kingdom in 2008 that will protect crop seeds from distaster.

Doomsday seed vault opens its doors for a rare deposit

Researchers discovered hotspots of life on extinct volcanoes near the North Pole.

Giant 'sponge gardens' discovered deep in the Arctic Ocean

A 3D rendering of narwhals - called 'the unicorns of the sea' because of the male's long single tusk.

What are ‘unicorns of the sea’ and why are they in danger?

The 4 tonne iceberg in Glasgow

Why is there a huge iceberg melting outside COP26?

08/11/2021

A large melt pool forms in the Ilulissat ice fjord below the Jakobshavn Glacier, at the fringe of the vast Greenland ice sheet.

Ice on the edge of survival: How global warming is changing the Arctic

06/11/2021

Tundra Ponds in the High Arctic near the Icefjord of Ilulissat, Greenland.

Scientists say the Arctic could be lush and green in future

19/03/2021

Sunniva Sorby, Hilde Fålun Strøm in front of the remote trappers cabin known as Bamsebu, where they ended up locked down during the pandemic.

Why two women spent a year in the Arctic without men

08/03/2021

Sunrise safari by electric snowmobiles

Snow safari: The world's first electric sleds hit the Arctic

27/12/2020

British climate youth activist Mya-Rose Craig standing on ice floe holding a sign reading "Youth Strike for Climate".

18-year-old launches climate strike from Arctic ice cap

25/09/2020

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern Greenland.

Coronavirus delays largest Arctic expedition in history

07/06/2020

North Pole Igloos Hotel

How sustainable is staying in a luxury igloo in the North Pole?

26/11/2019

Walking on thin ice in the Arctic?

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Walking on thin ice in the Arctic?

28/10/2019

Mapping the Arctic sea life

Mapping the Arctic sea life

10/10/2019