The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held Wednesday’s hearing to consider the “Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023”. If passed, this bill would nullify proposed protection on more than 10 million acres of Western Arctic wildlife habitat and the cancelation of leases in the Arctic Refuge
Scientists have developed a self-heating food package that can be used in extreme Arctic conditions
The DNA has been preserved by permafrost
The British expedition's boat flag has been preserved on Alger Island due to the sand in which it was located
The Trust Arcticugol intends to establish an International Scientific and Educational Centre in Pyramiden, Svalbard
Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard was the last Norwegian settlement without mobile coverage. Now this small research settlement is also connected to Telenor's mobile network as the world's northernmost base station opened on Monday
Year-round maritime navigation along the Northern Sea Route will be ensured from 2024. Coordinated work is underway to develop the necessary infrastructure
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences aims to bring thousands of woolly mammoths back to Siberia. The scientists behind the initiative say their work could help reverse the effects of climate change and advance genetic engineering
The issue of environmental safety is of priority importance for shipping along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), said the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport at the Primakov Readings Forum
Scientists at the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) have updated data on the distribution of microplastics
The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) recommended against Agnico Eagle’s proposed expansion of the Meliadine gold mine near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, citing a potential negative impact on nearby caribou calving grounds, CBC News reports
A hotel in Khatanga has been restored, the local airport's runway has been modernised, and there is a new tour operator for such products, the regional administration's representative said
The Arctic Startup Expedition aims to develop the human capital of the regions of the Far East and the Arctic through supporting initiatives and projects of the creative economy
Russia’s Rosatom has completed the dismantling of the Lepse floating technical base, which was used for storing spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste
The network will address and act on issues connected to maritime safety and search and rescue in Arctic expedition cruise operations
The Russian North Forum traditionally takes place in areas inhabited by small-numbered indigenous peoples
India is interested in increasing its stake further in joint research and development projects and exploring rare earth mining, water, telecommunication, science, technology, innovation, and telemedicine opportunities
It has taken 36 months to develop and build the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite. Now, it has been shipped from OHB in Sweden to Germany. It will pass a series of tests there to make sure that it will survive liftoff next year and its subsequent life in orbit
Unlike other polluted areas of the world's oceans, in the Arctic, rubbish is carried ashore by the surf rather than accumulating on the water surface
H2 Green Steel will build the world's first large-scale green steel plant. The plant will be located in Boden, northern Sweden
The construction will increase the amount of cargo transported simultaneously on a standard euro-pallet by 60 per cent compared to the traditional method
The Norwegian battery company Freyr is scaling back plans for a battery cell factory in Finland. However, the plans for a cathode factory remain in force
The event, which began in Russia’s Arctic in 2002, seeks to preserve the local indigenous people's language and culture
The Government of Iceland, with financial support from the Nordic Council of Ministers, will host the Second International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region at Harpa, Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Center, on 22-23 November 2023
Icelandic authorities are building protective walls around the Svartsengi Power Plant, a geothermal power plant in the country's southwest, to protect it from possible lava flows caused by the expected volcanic eruption
One of the advantages of a hydrogen engine for use in the Arctic is the ability to produce hydrogen from associated gas, which is recovered during oil production. Thus, hydrogen offers a locally producible and environmentally friendly fuel alternative
14 November 2023 marks the day Greenland signed up for the Paris Agreement by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Representatives of both countries took part in the meeting of the Russian-Korean working group on Economy, Trade and Resources. The key topic of discussion was "Russian-Korean cooperation in the Arctic: the Northern Sea Route, shipbuilding, and Arctic shelf development."
India and Russia have agreed to provide training for Indian seafarers in Polar and Arctic waters at the Russian Maritime Training Institute in Vladivostok, which is equipped with advanced simulators
Two coalitions of environmental groups, having lost their case in an Alaska courthouse, are asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an order that would halt the massive Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope