Seven of the eight Arctic Council members (all but Russia) promptly decided to boycott meetings over the war and only met ...

A larger shelf means legal access to more of the ocean floor’s riches: animals, hydrocarbons, and, perhaps most important, ...

As Arctic ice melts, new trade routes, mineral riches, and economic opportunities emerge, reshaping global geopolitics and ...

Biden has previously protected much smaller regions from oil development, but Monday's announcement covers vastly more territory: the entire East Coast and West Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and ...

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to ...

The US has a long-standing interest in Greenland, with Trump's recent push driven by national security concerns and Greenland ...

and a portion of the Bering Sea. Oil and gas companies that want to find or produce offshore oil have to pay the U.S. government to lease sections of the ocean. Biden's action prohibits new leases ...

After that, the Russians began a long trek east, conquering new lands in Siberia and crossing the Bering Strait into North America (as shown in this 1775 map). At its height at the end of the 19th ...

Discover the landmarks of Alaska, from majestic mountains to cool glaciers. Experience the adventure and natural wonders of ...

Trump’s unsolicited offer to buy Greenland from Denmark — which first colonized the island in the 18 th Century and still ...

He was a naturalist aboard the Great Northern Expedition that attempted to map a northern sea route from Russia to North America from 1741 to 1742. While stranded on what’s now Bering Island, Steller ...