After Hormuz, China looks to the promise – and peril – of the Arctic’s ‘ice silk road’
Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
July 2026
Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record
Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’
Bomb the Arctic, dam the Mediterranean and build a second moon: five outlandish plans to remodel our climate
Humans have long sought to geoengineer the Earth’s environment. Tim Flannery outlines a few of the wildest ideas from the 20th century
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Voyage to the end of the world: floating lab to explore life in Arctic adrift in ice
An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern ocean for ever
June 2026
Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week
Down to Earth newsletter
My trip to meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
The Guardian picture essay
The changing face of Mongolia as, beneath the grass, permafrost thaws
‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
May 2026
From the Guardian archive
Roald Amundsen crosses the north pole in an airship – archive, 1926
The polar explorer, along with designer and pilot Umberto Nobile, make what is considered the first successful journey of any kind to the pole
April 2026
Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds
‘The birds are a global citizen’: Indigenous groups in Australia and Alaska team up to track a feathered adventurer’s epic journey
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Fuel-eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills
Weatherwatch
Arctic ice loss brings dual heatwaves to Europe and eastern Asia
February 2026
Weatherwatch
Weatherwatch: How frost flowers turn icy landscapes into beautiful gardens
Norway defence chief says Russia could invade to protect nuclear assets
Down to Earth newsletter
What Trump’s plans for the Arctic mean for the global climate crisis
Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic
January 2026
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks
World would be a ‘better place’ if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage
