Global warming has increasingly led to the melting of Arctic ice. And, as the ice melts, the world's last true backwater will become a hotbed of global geopolitical competition. The following map ...

Most people view the world map as if they’re eyes are aligned on the equator. Those that study, work in and potentially fight in the Arctic take a different view.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This year’s frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come. If, as many scientists pre… ...

Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever "Arctic Map" to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future. The new map design follows a series of ...

Scientists call Arctic 'blank space' on world archaeology map Scientists say that 30,000 years ago the level of culture, technologies and hunting skills in the Siberian Arctic was very high ...

Adrift in the Arctic Nowhere on Earth is warming as fast. Scientists will spend a year trapped in sea ice to understand what that means for the world.

The magnetic field that surrounds our planet is constantly shifting. But lately, near the Arctic, it’s been so active that researchers had to release a crucial update to the World Magnetic Model ...