Polar Regions

How global warming is disrupting life on Earth

Environment
How global warming is disrupting life on Earth
How global warming is disrupting life on Earth

What to know about the polar vortex set to freeze the U.S.

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What to know about the polar vortex set to freeze the U.S.
What to know about the polar vortex set to freeze the U.S.

This Arctic boomtown is led by women studying climate change

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This Arctic boomtown is led by women studying climate change
This Arctic boomtown is led by women studying climate change

Why we may soon see more Arctic hybrids like the pizzly

Animals
Why we may soon see more Arctic hybrids like the pizzly
Why we may soon see more Arctic hybrids like the pizzly

9 ways to experience Canada’s natural beauty

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9 ways to experience Canada’s natural beauty
9 ways to experience Canada’s natural beauty

Photo story: a water-borne adventure into fragile Antarctica

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Photo story: a water-borne adventure into fragile Antarctica
Photo story: a water-borne adventure into fragile Antarctica

30 years of climate change transformed into haunting music

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30 years of climate change transformed into haunting music
30 years of climate change transformed into haunting music

All aboard Norway's slow train under the midnight sun

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All aboard Norway's slow train under the midnight sun
All aboard Norway's slow train under the midnight sun

As Arctic sea ice disappears, polar bears will likely starve

Animals
As Arctic sea ice disappears, polar bears will likely starve
As Arctic sea ice disappears, polar bears will likely starve

What it’s like to live through ‘polar night’

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What it’s like to live through ‘polar night’
What it’s like to live through ‘polar night’

The jet stream, explained

Environment
The jet stream, explained
The jet stream, explained

See the otherworldly beauty of Earth’s polar regions

Photography
See the otherworldly beauty of Earth’s polar regions
See the otherworldly beauty of Earth’s polar regions

Evgenia Arbugaeva shares memories of her Russian Arctic homeland

Impact
Evgenia Arbugaeva shares memories of her Russian Arctic homeland
Evgenia Arbugaeva shares memories of her Russian Arctic homeland

For Antarctica’s emperor penguins, ‘there is no time left’

Animals
For Antarctica’s emperor penguins, ‘there is no time left’
For Antarctica’s emperor penguins, ‘there is no time left’

Polar exploration: how to sail Canada's Northwest Passage

Travel
Polar exploration: how to sail Canada's Northwest Passage
Polar exploration: how to sail Canada's Northwest Passage
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