Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who owns this polar region, and why is it so important to Arctic nations?
It is common knowledge that Arctic cleanup work is challenging and expensive. Long distances, hard-to-access areas, scattered ...
A recent study reveals the alarming rate at which glaciers are disappearing worldwide, reinforcing the urgency of the UN's International Year of Glaciers' Preservation.
The Arctic Circle — and the sovereignty of its biggest ... Finland, Sweden and Iceland have territory, but no significant shoreline. None of these nations "owns" the Arctic.