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A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.

Georgia O’Keeffe and David Hockney enjoy the air, the British Museum looks to the far north, and the Folkestone Triennial gets under way

World’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases pays lip service to tackling climate crisis and, with fossil fuels central to regime’s legitimacy, it seems happier with status quo

Antarctica’s patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted us to explore how a Māori lunar and environmental calendar (Maramataka) might apply to the continent and help us recognise changes as the climate continues to warm.

A music festival in Utsjoki, Finland, brings Sámi culture to the spotlight under the midnight sun

A music festival in Utsjoki, Finland, brings Sámi culture to the spotlight under the midnight sun

While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the Arctic has a wealth of wildlife to observe and terrains to explore

There is so much that we don't know yet about our planet, Earth. This is especially true when it comes to places which are remote, hard to reach and where the climate is harsh and uninviting. That makes Antarctica one of the most mysterious places on Earth - it's an…