By early May, the high sun can make calm Arctic days mild or even hot. We update expeditions on Ellesmere Island, the ...

The Arctic is changing – and not just in the ways you might think. Once covered in thick, bright sea ice, the region is now seeing more open water. It’s not just changing the climate or ...

Polar bears are unmatched predators in the Arctic, sitting at the top of the food chain with no natural rivals. Their ...

In the dim twilight of an Arctic winter’s day, with the low sun stretching its orange fingers across the frozen sea, a group of researchers drill a hole through the ice and insert a hydrogen ...

The results show that, even though the Arctic is rapidly warming, ToE for temperature and sea ice cover has generally not yet been reached. This is mainly due to the extremely high natural ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

His vessel, the Fram, had been specially designed with a rounded hull so it would sit on top of the Arctic ice, gently ferrying its crew over the Arctic. Nansen never made it to the North Pole ...