Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Polar warming is shaping the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we grow, and the stability of our minds and bodies.

Discover how chefs in the Arctic transform local ingredients into creative fine dining experiences from Svalbard to Northern ...

A lover of animal photography, Christopher Best posted a photo of a polar bear on his Instagram page the day before his death ...

From China’s ‘strategic new frontiers’ to scientists discovering rare earth minerals in a fern, here’s a round-up from ...

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing ...

Expect more activity in the Arctic ocean in spring 2026, when the ice melts. But how quickly the region opens up depends on ...

ARKHANGELSK, November 12. /TASS/. A new railway terminal started operating in Arkhangelsk, the region's Governor Alexander Tsybulsky wrote on Telegram. The terminal's annual cargo capacity is more ...

Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue.

Ice is not quiet. Standing at the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland under a midnight sun, a clash of titans got underway: “Snap ...

As sea ice vanishes, polar ocean currents are stirring faster - reshaping heat, carbon, and nutrient flow across the Arctic and Antarctic.

In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first close-up ...