For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) welcomed climate leaders from around the world to Potsdam for ...

International observers have raised concerns about escalating tensions in the Arctic, warning that if left unchecked, they could eventually spark conflict in the region. The Arctic, the ...

In 1996, these countries formed the Arctic Council — a forum that includes all eight countries as member states along with representatives from Indigenous groups.

In 2025, Denmark will become chair of the Arctic Council – a position that brings both great challenges and a great opportunities. Now nearing thirty years old, the Council was originally founded to ...

Norway is fighting to keep the Arctic Council going by doing as much as it can with the other members — the US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland — while keeping Russia in the cold.

Will the Arctic 7, the Permanent Participants, and Observers promote and uphold the Arctic values implicit within the 1996 Ottawa Declaration? On Thursday, Norway took over the Arctic Council ...

Arctic Council activities paused in March of 2022, when seven of the eight member nations decided that business could not continue as usual given Russia’s actions in Ukraine.