For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

From Cunard to 'Le Commandant Charcot,' Windstar's 'Wind Surf' to Ritz-Carlton's 'Ilma,' this is our list of the world's best ...

That’s why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend. In fact, it was so unusual that it was ...

Merry on Main” plans are underway to transform the Town of Hillsville Farmers Market into “a magical North Pole experience” ...

Runners are preparing for the Chicago Marathon later this year, but one resident has her sights set much, much further north.

In a world that so often encourages women to play it safe, a young Kuwaiti woman named Yasmeen Almane dared to do the un ...

In “Arctic Passages” Kieran Mulvaney, a journalist, tells of how the vanishing ice cap at the North Pole could make the holy grail for explorers past—the discovery and exploitation of new ...

A fascinating story In 1897, three scientists embarked in a gas balloon, aiming to fly over the North Pole. They never returned, and in many ways their memories were lost in history.

Unfortunately, the North Pole is not located on land. Instead, it’s perched on sea ice. Rising temperatures mean that Arctic summers could be entirely ice free by the 2030s — Santa will have ...

He thinks there is slightly less than a 50-50 chance the North Pole will be ice-free. Last year was a record year for ice melt all over the Arctic and the ice band surrounding the North Pole is ...

The north pole has lost half of its late summer sea ice cover since the early 1980s, and the latest findings bring forward the possible date for an ice-free Arctic.

The Arctic's ice cover could dip below a crucial threshold as soon as 2027, and will do so inevitably in the next 20 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue, scientists warn.