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

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

LONDON (Reuters) - As melting sea ice opens the Arctic to navigation, more ships are plying the loosely regulated polar waters, bringing increasing amounts of climate-warming pollution, a Reuters ...

BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese icebreaker docked Thursday at Shanghai after becoming the first vessel from China to cross the Arctic Ocean, a landmark trip that is part of Beijing’s efforts to expand its ...

You’ve always been told military gray is just for camouflaging the ship—think again. We dive into the secret science of ...

Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations shipping agency regulation which took effect on Monday. Yet environmental groups ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Crews aboard two aircraft flew over an oil drilling ship Tuesday that went aground in a severe Alaska storm and saw no sign that the vessel was leaking fuel or that its hull ...

A new expedition from EYOS offers travelers a front-row seat to the 2026 eclipse in Scoresby Sund—joined by a NASA legend.

The Order of the Blue Nose is a naval tradition given to sailors who cross the Arctic Circle. The tradition involves a series of tests and obstacles to gain a visit from the King of the North. The ...