Finland’s ambassador said that for the first time in the country’s history, the majority of its citizens support membership in NATO.
Arctic
When death arrives in Utqiaġvik, volunteer gravediggers answer the call
When people pass away in Utqiaġvik, the family reaches out to a team of volunteer gravediggers, and they take time off from their jobs, bring their tools and get to work, asking for nothing in return.
A Coast Guard cutter has reached the planet’s southernmost navigable waters, setting a new record
Almost 25 years ago to the day, the Polar Star’s sister ship set the previous record.
Russia’s war strains Arctic Council as 7 member nations call Ukraine attack ‘flagrant violation’ of values
The United States and six other member nations of the Arctic Council are boycotting talks in Russia to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Scientists use drones to count Chukchi Sea walruses without disturbing them
U.S. and Russian scientists are using less invasive technology to get a more complete survey of the walrus population in the Bering Strait region.
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker returns to Antarctica to resupply American scientists
Each year, the crew maneuvers the nearly 400-foot, 13,000-ton icebreaker to cut a channel to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistics hub.