Articles
Unusual Summer Storm Blasts the Arctic
A rare summer storm blasted the Arctic this week, beginning off the coast of Alaska, and moving over much of the Arctic Sea for several days before dissipating...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Youthful Arctic Adventure Journal to be Published
Seven years before he started to write about a detective named Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle embarked on a trip at sea that would change his life and...
Artist Renders Giant 'Melting Vitruvian Man' on Arctic Ice
Let's face it: all Arctic ice looks about the same. Cold, and white, and deserted. But now, there's one piece to watch. John Quigley, an artist who specializes...
The Great Arctic Solar Mystery: Why Did Sunlight Return to Greenland Two Days Early?
Forget what the groundhog says, the winter may have ended two days early in Greenland. (via Huffington Post) Residents of Ilulissat reported seeing the sun on...
Probing the Martian Arctic
There's plenty to criticize about NASA--but not when it comes to the study of Mars. Over the past decade, the agency has sent half a dozen or so probes to...
Photo Essays
The Arctic
In his new book, 'Nordmeer', photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov explores the northernmost reaches of the globe. His photographs reveal a world of breathtaking...
Articles from Around the Web
Jet Stream Causing Tornado Outbreak
First, the jet stream caused a cold snap by bringing Arctic air farther south than normal, but when it shifted north, it allowed tornado-causing moist air to move into the...
Who's Paying the Price for Global Warming?
Climate change is already melting the Arctic, queering weather and threatening food supplies. So who's paying the price for all these global warming impacts? [ More ] ...
The Future of the Arctic Is Global
The Arctic Council added China and five other countries as official observers yesterday, expanding the focus of the organization and underscoring the complicated politics created...
Ice Cores Reveal Green Arctic
The Arctic was not always covered in ice.... , Pliocene Warmth, Polar Amplification, and Stepped Pleistocene Cooling Recorded in NE Arctic Russia ] [ More ] ...
