The sun has set again in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, marking the end of months of continuous daylight and the beginning of the Arctic settlement's gradual transition toward winter darkness.
Longyearbyen, located at about 78 degrees north, experiences some of the most...
Thousands of Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy the US state of California, after campaigners launched a bid to purchase the state in response to President Donald Trump's remarks about buying Greenland from Denmark.
The satirical "Denmarkification" petition...
In a recent data recording, British scientists have reported they noticed strange activity in the High Arctic. The group of scientists has noticed that the magnetic North Pole is moving towards Russia in an unprecedented manner.
No doubt, this sounds...
The melting of the polar ice caps is making our planet spin at a slower speed, effectively increasing the length of a day on Earth and increasing the effects of climate change, a new study claims.
The study, published yesterday...
A startup based in the UK is planning to employ technology that will refreeze the ice in the Arctic, attempting to solve the long standing issue of melting Arctic ice brought on by climate change.
Over the past three years,...
In the expansive woods of northern Finland, just below the Arctic Circle, there's a big field with many "strange" holes or ancient graves. Around sixty years ago, workers found this place called Tainiaro, and ever since people have wondered...
The Arctic's permafrost, a frozen layer of soil, is melting due to rising temperatures, potentially awakening viruses dormant for millennia.
Experts caution that the threat, although minimal, is being underestimated. Thawing could also release hazardous waste from the Cold War...
The next pandemic may not be caused from bats or birds. A recent scientific study has implied that it may result from melting glaciers. An analysis of an arctic lake showed that frozen viruses and bacteria may soon thaw...
A U.S. Coast Guard ship came across a guided missile cruiser from China while on routine patrol, officials reported on Monday. The patrol boat called Kimball and known as a cutter discovered that two other Chinese naval ships and...
