Three previously unknown species of rodent-like mammals that once scurried alongside dinosaurs in what is now northern Alaska ...

Today's Arctic may feel remote and desolate, but more than 70 million years ago, it was a surprisingly lively place for some ...

The region’s future will be shaped less by formal claims of presence than by the practical capacity to operate and govern in a difficult environment. It is moving into a more operational phase in ...

Marines are adding a rotational force and permanent liaison team in Alaska under Campaign Alaska to sharpen arctic readiness.

Long-term climate warming is causing a bleaching effect in a key Arctic lichen species, according to new research led by researchers in the School of GeoSciences and British Antarctic Survey. Their ...

It is part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's effort to strengthen alliances between what he calls “middle powers” ​in a world ...

Scientists have known for years that the Arctic has suffered from more warming than the rest of the world. But a new study shows that it's much worse than previously thought. Researchers have long ...

The Arctic is experiencing a 3,000-year high for wildfires. Acting as the “Earth’s early warning system,” what happens there ...

A University of Minnesota professor and his team endured whiteouts and snow flurries as they trekked through the High Arctic to document how communities are finding solutions in the face of climate ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that it doled out a $3.5 billion contract to Davie Defense to build and deliver a new class of five Arctic Security Cutters over roughly the next decade.

The Marine Corps is moving deeper into Alaska with an initiative designed to build a more persistent presence in the Arctic.