For decades, ECCC research scientists have been integral to the work of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme.

Many cartographers and some Arctic explorers in the early 1800’s believed there was a way to sail from Europe and the North Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and Orient by the Northwest Passage.

Dickinson students take in the Northern Lights near Tromsø, Norway, during the Arctic Art and Science Mosaic trip. "Neither words nor photographs, no matter how striking, can fully convey the ...

The changes ripple outward. Scientists issue warning after making grim Arctic discovery — here's what they found first appeared on The Cool Down.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the ...

Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of U.S. data showed Wednesday, as ...

The Arctic is a vast region surrounding the northern areas of the world. Often referred to as the Arctic Circle, it includes parts of Russia, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, and more. Aside from ...

The Arctic is not just warming - it is unraveling. " What makes this so alarming is that these feedback loops don't operate ...

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago, a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions globally, scientists said Thursday. The Arctic reaches ...

Deep in the Arctic north, drained peatlands—once massive carbon vaults built over thousands of years—are quietly leaking greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But new field research from northern ...

The Arctic is emerging as a maritime crossroads where environmental risk, economic ambition and intensifying geopolitical competition converge.