Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears' attention

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...
The Economist

The melting of the Arctic will bring peril—and opportunity

Arctic Passages: Ice, Exploration and the Battle for Power at the Top of the World. By Kieran Mulvaney. Island Press; 240 pages; $30 and £24 Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search ...
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The Arctic and Antarctica record "off the charts" heat as polar warming accelerates

By Ben Aris in Berlin Parts of both the Arctic and Antarctic have experienced historically high temperatures in recent weeks, with weather stations in East Antarctica recording record-breaking warmth ...
New York Post

Polar bears take over abandoned Soviet-era research station

A remote Arctic island once used as a Soviet weather station has become overrun by polar bears. On Kolyuchin Island, in Russia’s Chukchi Sea, dozens of bears now roam through abandoned buildings and ...
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A Cruise Line Known For Exploring One Of The World's Most Exotic Locations Just Filed For Bankruptcy

According to Ouest France reporting, Exploris Expeditions & Voyages — known for its polar region exploration cruises and for expeditions by glaciologists, geologists, and other professionals — went ...
UPI

SpaceX launches 24 satellites to polar areas to boost Internet access

July 27 (UPI) --SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, Calif. The mission put 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. It will deploy the ...
Reuters

Britain's new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, set for sea trials

BIRKENHEAD, England, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Britain's new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, will leave for sea trials on Wednesday to be put through its paces before making its maiden voyage to ...