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Why Russia Gave up Alaska, America's Gateway to the Arctic
By William L. Iggiagruk Hensley published
The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago is actually two tales and two intertwining histories.
New Icy Island Forms as Arctic Glacier Retreats
By Stephanie Pappas published
The rapid retreat of the Coronation Glacier in Canada's Arctic region is remaking the landscape.
Colorful Arctic Animals Revealed in Thousands of Undersea Images
By Elizabeth Goldbaum published
New photographs of deep-sea creatures could hold the key to helping predict climate change.
Stunning Total Solar Eclipse Observed Over the Arctic (Photos)
By Tanya Lewis published
A stark black disc haloed by streaks of light — a team of scientists captured this image of a total solar eclipse over the Arctic in March.
Spooky Ring of Light Created by Arctic's Ice-Mapping Lasers (Photo)
By Shannon Hall published
An image, released by NASA's Earth Observatory, shows pulses of laser light hitting Arctic sea ice — the ice that forms and floats in Arctic waters.
Warming Air Was Trigger for Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse
By Andrea Thompson published
The spectacular 2002 collapse of Antarctica's Larsen B ice shelf was caused by surface melting.
As Arctic Melts, Shipping Traffic Blasts Wildlife (Op-Ed)
By Gary Strieker published
Arctic traffic is jamming marine wlidlife.
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