A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will ...

As the climate has warmed, the world experienced the biggest drop in hunger and malnutrition ever. Still, when food prices ...

When Svalbard Airport, world’s northernmost destination for scheduled commercial flights, was built, no one expected the ...

Nestled amidst the Arctic Circle, Greenland, the world's largest island, unfolds as a breathtaking tableau of untouched ...

Air and noise pollution are damaging our brains, oceans, and lungs * Urban gardens may be toxic without soil testing-heavy metals are hiding in plain sight! * Frogs are //vanishing fast, signaling ...

Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.

Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a "new normal" that may accelerate global warming and ...

The surface of Mars is extremely cold, irradiated, and desiccated. But at one time, the planet was much warmer and wetter, ...

Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were taken aback ...

Few places on Earth feel as close to the end of the world, yet travel to Svalbard is easier than you might think. Here's how ...