President Donald Trump’s talk about America controlling Greenland have put this Arctic territory under the spotlight at a ...

The latest scientific assessments from the far north describe an Arctic that is not just warming, but rapidly crossing ...

In the remote northwestern corner of Alaska sits Nome, a frontier town where gold rush history meets otherworldly landscapes that would make George Lucas do a double-take. You know that feeling when ...

Tucked away in Alaska’s far northwestern corner, Nome stands as a testament to what happens when frontier spirit meets breathtaking isolation. Ever had that feeling where you just want to point to the ...

From super-sized natural wonders and man-made marvels to some of the weirdest, creepiest and teeny-tiniest sights, we take a look at some of the best record-breaking attractions around the world.

The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a US science agency announced Tuesday, as climate change triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening ...

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways. By Eric Niiler Reporting from the ...

Trump has shifted the U.S. approach to the Arctic, promoting oil and gas even as scientists have issued more dire warnings about the region. By David Gelles A blast of Arctic air has plunged much of ...

The Arctic last season was the hottest it has been in the past 125 years. The extent of sea ice during its usual maximum in March was the lowest in 47 years of satellite recordkeeping. The North ...

The Arctic is a dramatically different place than it was 20 years ago, when scientists first began giving it an annual checkup—and its current state is dire. The first Arctic Report Card was released ...

In 2006, when the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, released the first-ever Arctic Report Card, scientists already knew the top of the world was in trouble. It’s now much ...

Hundreds of Arctic rivers and streams are turning bright red-orange, not from chemical pollution, but from naturally occurring iron spilling from long-frozen ground as temperatures warm. The "rusting ...