Though it had little scientific significance, the stunt infuriated other Arctic nations and kicked the international rush to map out claims ... in the Beaufort Sea, a windswept expanse stretching ...

This story appears in the May 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine ... the floor of the Arctic Ocean appears to be rich ...

an Arctic sea route north of the Canadian mainland. Could it herald an era of more cargo shipping around the top of the world? Back in the 19th Century there was a race to map and navigate the ...

Discover how Sentinel-1 reveals Arctic glacier calving insights, crucial for understanding sea-level rise and climate change.

The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and ...

A study in Scientific Reports shows the potential of passive microwave observations from satellites to estimate the thickness ...

"There is so much alien-like life and especially in the ice-covered seas where we barely have the technology to access, to look around and to make a map," she said. But with Arctic sea ice ...