A century ago, men came north equipped with aircraft and radio, thinking the Arctic would finally be easy. It wasn’t. “N-4 Down” is the unforgettable story of why.

In her new book, “Icebound,” the journalist Andrea Pitzer chronicles William Barents’s three attempts to find a mythical northeast passage to Asia. When you purchase an independently ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kalyanam Shivkumar, a cardiologist at UCLA, about his push to create a new anatomical atlas after discovering the one used by doctors for decades was made by the Nazis.

AI is about much more than algorithms, argues Kate Crawford in Atlas of AI, which examines the entire supply chain that drives it, and the effects on people and the planet.

"The Book of Charlie": A centenarian's life well-lived 06:28. It was a typical Sunday in August 2007, in a suburb of Kansas City, when David Von Drehle spotted his new neighbor: "Charlie was in ...

Olivia Waite, the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist, writes queer and historical romance, fantasy and critical essays on the genre’s history and future. Oct. 1, 2024 We chose the 10 best ...

A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.

Scientists say the oily nature of a polar bear’s fur makes it easier to hunt its natural target: seals. Image source: Akkharat J. / Adobe. This natural oil ensures that water slides off their ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the world at large, causing ice to shrink by an area the size of Austria each year. Since the 1980s the volume of ice has fallen by 70% or more.

Netflix films 'Atlas' and 'Mother of the Bride' were among the streamer's most-watched movies in the first half of 2024 despite bad reviews. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

In the middle of the arctic air outbreak, temperatures may fall far below the historical average. In Tennessee, the average temperature in January ranges between about 50 degrees during the day to ...