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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Fram2 mission will be the first human spaceflight around Earth’s polar regions, as the commander shares with Spectrum News what this new adventure means to him.

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While not recklessly exploiting the Arctic reserves, India should also get a say in the commercial opportunity for the unseen ...

Accomplishing this will be hard at a time when some world powers are hampering research in the region. Scientists need to ...

Alaskans and others tracking America’s stance toward the Arctic are waiting for details of President Trump’s new policy.

For Fujitsu chief economist Martin Schulz, the Asian century was elusive as long as its economies were dependent suppliers to ...

Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

The amount of marine life off north-east Greenland could expand by more than a quarter, according to new research.

Lightning near the North Pole reveals dramatic climate changes as Arctic temperatures rise and storms intensify.