A study found that on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, polar bear populations have seen a 10% loss in their genetic diversity from 1995 to 2016.

FILE - The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails through sea ice floating on the Victoria Strait along the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, July 21, 2017. The U.S., Canada and ...

Davie has also positioned itself as a crucial industry partner in the trilateral Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact. The agreement, signed in 2024, looks to combine Finnish, Canadian and U.S ...

Deep in the Canadian Arctic, scientists and entrepreneurs brave sub-zero temperatures, whipping winds and snowstorms to drill holes through the sea ice to pump out the seawater below and freeze it ...

Iqaluit is the northernmost city in Canada at 63.7 degrees North, which is just under the Arctic circle (66.3 degrees North). It’s on Baffin Island, a massive island next to Greenland.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to Iqaluit in Canada’s High North, supposedly about Arctic security, was nothing more than a carefully staged photo-op. Carney has spent his ...

Wishing for wildlife sightings in the Canadian Arctic is like writing a letter to Santa Claus. Polar bears, narwhals, and seals were scribbled across every passenger’s wish list. We dreamed of ...

The Issue: The Arctic is increasingly viewed as an arena for power projection and spillover from conflicts elsewhere. In this regard, the Svalbard archipelago is an important case study because it has ...

The ancient and deadly disease of tuberculosis has an unlikely grip on the Canadian Arctic. In a country where the rate of TB is among the world's lowest – 4.8 active cases per 100,000 people ...