The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Met Eireann says a sudden plunge of Arctic air will drop temperatures as low as -2C. However, thermometers are forecast to swing by as much as 20C in a matter of days.

This week's pleasant spring sunshine looks set to be replaced by a new phase of rain, thunder and possible snow in a matter of hours as Arctic winds sweep in to the UK

At the world's northernmost year-round research station, scientists are racing to understand how the fastest-warming place on Earth is changing – and what those changes may mean for the planet's future.

China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country's fifth station in the southern polar region.

Paddling is the best way to enjoy the sawtooth peaks, white coral beaches, rosy red fishers’ cabins and extraordinary light in Norway’s Lofoten Islands

Scientists are studying the diets of the oceans’ top predators as they change in response to their environments. This is because how much and what they eat can affect how ecosystems function.

A team of European scientists camped in the Arctic this week started drilling to extract samples of ancient ice before they’re melted away by climate change.

Researchers hope first-ever ‘Arctic Snow School’ in Nunavut will bolster cooperation, understanding of changing region.

Sea ice covered 5.64 million square miles of the Arctic Ocean at the ice’s peak extent this year in early March. That’s almost 400,000 square miles less than the median coverage level at other March peaks between 1981 and 2010, according to the National Snow & Ice Data Center at…

Gold miners unearthed a mangled lump of mummified flesh, which upon further inspection turned out to be a balled-up Arctic ground squirrel.

Pup moved to remote location after discovery on Vlieland beach, far from usual Arctic habitat