The Arctic is undergoing profound environmental shifts, marked by unprecedented warming and ecosystem changes. A critical consequence of this transformation is the rise of extreme wildland fire events ...

The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and ...

The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the surrounding Arctic ecosystem also play an outsized role in regulating the global climate. Vast amounts of climate-warming carbon is currently locked away ...

From the marshes of Estonia to the high valleys of Albania, these national parks remain largely off the tourist radar. Yet ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

The survey published today in the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science was conducted by researchers from the ...

The Arctic is the northernmost region of the Earth, centered at the North Pole. It is a vast polar region at the top of the world. Unlike ...

Moscow sees China, India, and other Asian powers as critical for the future of the Northern Sea Route, but their involvement ...

Bill 5 and C-5 threaten to bypass environmental safeguards and the duty to consult with Indigenous communities for the sake ...

As the third UN Ocean Conference begins, coinciding with World Oceans Day, the UN has urged world leaders to translate their pledges into action to safeguard ocean health. But what are the major ...

Concerns also are coming from some U.S. environmentalists, who argue that sensitive Arctic ecosystems could suffer from expanded drilling or untested deep-sea mining.

Today, more and more states are showing interest in participating in the active development of the Arctic zone. New opportunities are opening up for establishing regular shipping in the Arctic Ocean.