Melting glaciers drive Arctic sea traffic surge
Climate change transforms Arctic into critical trade corridor with 37% rise in maritime traffic.
The Arctic is getting more light pollution due to increasing industrial activities
The area affected by oil and gas production and mining in the Arctic is growing every year, as a new study by the University of Zurich shows.
IMO designates Canadian and Norwegian Arctic as new Emission Control Areas
During the 82nd session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) significant amendments to MARPOL Annex VI were adopted.
Fourth non-browning Arctic apple, made in Summerland, gets FDA approval
Researchers created the Arctic variety through a form of genetic engineering which involves the enzyme responsible for browning in apples being essentially ‘turned off’.
The Triangle of Extraction in the Kola Peninsula
As of September 2024, it has been two years and seven months since Russia escalated its aggression in Ukraine into a full-scale invasion.
Tesla Cybertruck Arctic Expedition a resounding success for electric vehicles
The Arctic Cybertrek Expedition—a 5,500-mile journey from Florida to the end of the Dempster Highway in Canada—is a resounding success.
Oulu hosts Arctic Frontiers Abroad, which focuses on future energy solutions and security
For two days, Oulu will focus on future energy solutions and security in the Arctic region.
Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment to keep up
The Arctic strategy is short on specifics, but broadly pushes for greater spending on high-tech sensor and radar systems, a range of military equipment.
Scientists warn of ‘Mercury bomb’ in Arctic
Scientists have discovered that the melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system.