It’s being described as the biggest Arctic science expedition of all time. The German Research Vessel Polarstern is about to…
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After a 5,000-km sea ride, Russia’s pioneering floating nuclear power plant has reached its final destination on the Arctic coast…
Yet another expedition to the Arctic to raise awareness of ‘global warming’ has been stopped by unexpected large quantities of…
The world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP), designed and built by Russia, is set to start its trip across…
The world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP), built by Russia and called the ‘Akademik Lomonosov,’ has received a license…
In a sign that this year could once again set records for loss in Greenland ice, researchers have found that…
The first charter train to Russia’s Arctic region will set off with more than 90 tourists from St. Petersburg on…
Beijing is working to develop a 33,000-ton nuclear-powered icebreaker described in the tender documents as an “experimental platform.” It may…
In an extremely worrying development, genes relating to one of the most antibiotic resistant superbugs known to mankind have been…
Russia’s military surveillance in the Arctic maintains control over airspace and ocean 500km from the shore, Defense Ministry claims. Soviet-era…
By Claudine Zap Plants dating to the Little Ice Age discovered in the Arctic have come back to life. These…
By Lauren McCauley Once again highlighting the risks of drilling in far-off and freezing seas, officials are struggling to secure…
By David Shukman Scientists in the Arctic are warning that this summer’s record-breaking melt is part of an accelerating trend…
While central Europe and Russia are freezing and covered with snow, the story is different in the high Arctic. In…
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By SINDYA N. BHANOO NY Times Geologists have long predicted that North and South America will eventually fuse together and merge…
BBC News The bulge is some 8,000 cubic km in size and has risen by about 15cm since 2002.