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How Fox News host Bill Hemmer conquered the Arctic
It started with a call from the US Navy back in November, asking if I’d be interested in taking a trip to the Arctic later that winter. It’d be part...
Startup sparks fury for shipping 100,000-year-old Arctic ice to chill cocktails in Dubai: 'This is nuts'
Arctic Ice touts its product as the "oldest and purest" ice in the world as it is harvested from icebergs in Greenland.
Ancient zombie viruses trapped in Arctic ice could unleash deadly new pandemic
Scientists are devising strategies for averting a catastrophic global health emergency that could be triggered by ancient viruses hiding deep beneath layers of melting Arctic permafrost.
Luxury cruise ship freed in the Arctic after 3 on board test positive for COVID
A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew was "successfully" freed Thursday amid fears of a potential COVID-19 outbreak on board.
Luxury cruise ship charging $33K per person stranded in freezing Arctic as COVID spreads among passengers
Ocean Explorer, a cruise ship operated by Aurora Expeditions, was 11 days into a month-long voyage when it grounded in a remote area of Northeast Greenland National Park on Monday...
Watch polar bear bellyflop across the Arctic in adorable video
The majestic polar bear leaps across the water, landing on an ice sheet with a semi-belly flop.
President Biden to name Arctic ambassador
Biden's new appointee will advance US policy in the Arctic, engage with Indigenous groups, state, local and tribal governments and others, the State Department said in a news release.
Arctic warming 4 times faster than the rest of the world, study shows
Scientists have known the Arctic is warming faster than climate models show, but a new study just put into context how much worse the problem is.
Shark surprise: Mysterious Arctic species found lurking in Caribbean
Shark spotting in western Caribbean waters is not uncommon, but this encounter was a first of its kind.
Cold war: Biden predicts 'potential conflict' between US, Russia over melting Arctic
Biden made the remark at a ceremony honoring incoming US Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan.
City block-sized sinkholes revealed on Arctic seafloor as ancient permafrost thaws
BEAUFORT SEA – Marine scientists have discovered newly formed deep sinkholes in a remote part of the Arctic seafloor that is the size of an entire city block. "We discovered that...
How warming affects Arctic sea ice, polar bears
Majestic, increasingly hungry and at risk of disappearing, the polar bear is dependent on something melting away on our warming planet: sea ice.
Study: Warmer Arctic led to killer cold in Texas, much of US
The study in the journal Science Thursday is the first to show the connections between changes in the polar region and February’s Valentine’s Week freeze that triggered widespread power outages...
Colin Farrell talks bulking up, braving the Arctic for 'liberating' TV role
"It was like nothing I had ever endured before,” Farrell, 45, told The Post of "The North Water."
Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ shows earlier-than-expected melt
While scientists have said most of the Arctic could be free of summer sea ice by mid-century, the Last Ice Area was not part of that equation.
Frozen 'zombie' worms brought back to life after 24,000 years
Previous studies found that the worms, known as rotifers, could potentially be revived after 10 years on ice, but a new study confirms that they have the potential to live...
Interior Dept. reportedly will halt Arctic leases sold by Trump
The Interior Department will suspend oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that the Trump administration approved just weeks before President Biden took office.
World’s largest iceberg breaks off Antarctic shelf
A-76, named for the quadrant in which it was first located -- was first seen by researchers at the British Antarctic Survey using ESA's Sentinel 1A satellite.
Putin vows Russia will 'knock out the teeth' of adversaries that challenge territory
Vladimir Putin, who made the remarks Thursday while delivering televised remarks at a virtual meeting with senior officials, declined to call out any adversary or territory by name.
Orphaned polar bear cub cuddles 'like a dog' after rescue
A group of brave gold miners — with their own hearts of gold — have saved an abandoned polar bear cub in the Arctic.