Arctic

Learn more about Thorin the Neanderthal, one of the last remaining specimens of ancient humans to be found in Eurasia.

Jyvaskylavirus is double the size of influenza and coronavirus, but poses no known threat.

His desire for ultimate continental hegemony is leading us on a path eerily reminiscent of 1984.

A 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday. Nonprofit workers say the young adult female showed no signs of physical injury.

President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

The sweeping levies announced Wednesday will reach unexpected corners of the world.

The Trump administration's sweeping tariffs have touched rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic, tiny tropical islands and a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.

Vladimir Putin is one world leader who has studied history thoroughly. In a recent address, Putin discussed America's plan to annex Greenland and explained

The first orbital rocket launched from Europe crashed less than a minute after it was launched Sunday, but operators still considered the mission a success.

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are set to visit Greenland on Friday, despite criticism from left-wing politicians and liberal media outlets, where they will stop by the U.S.'s only military base in the Danish territory.

Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it's ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers), the maximum extent fell below the prior low of 5.56 million square miles (14.41 million square kilometers) in 2017.

The U.S. president's Greenland obsession may reflect strategic concerns.

On March 29, people in parts of the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. Here's what you need to know.

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn't.

Sea ice cover in both the Antarctic and Arctic remained far below average throughout February as global average temperatures linger near record highs

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said the people of Greenland will determine their future and don't want to be part of the United States or Denmark.

Trump's threats to take over Greenland have ignited an interest in Greenlanders for full independence from Denmark.

Learn about the storm that brought 16 billion tons of snow to Greenland in March 2022, inspiring scientists to study the impact of atmospheric rivers on the Arctic.