If you were to slice a chunk of Arctic sea ice and peer at it under a microscope, you probably wouldn’t expect much. Frozen water, trapped sediment, perhaps a few still-living microbes locked in ...

Stanford researchers reveal that Arctic diatoms are not frozen in place but actively moving in ice, reshaping our view of ...

Cuts in scientific research programs in the Arctic will undermine Arctic security and benefit Russia and China.

For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can hustle along in -15 C – the lowest-temperature movement ever ...

Hidden within Arctic ice, diatoms are proving to be anything but dormant. New Stanford research shows these glass-walled ...

Scientists used ice cores and underwater drones during an expedition to understand how life survived in the extreme ...

More study of changing conditions in the Arctic, a region where Russia and other nations are increasing their military ...

The Arctic is a vast region surrounding the northern areas of the world. Often referred to as the Arctic Circle, it includes parts of Russia, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, and more. Aside from ...

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, which brings together academics from universities and government ...

The world's tiniest trees can grow just a few centimetres high – discover more about their adaptations to the freezing Arctic ...

If you pull an ice core from the outer edges of the Arctic polar cap, you might spot what looks like a faint line of dirt.