It's late morning on board the MS Trollfjord when the announcement comes through: "Land in sight!" Welcome news after sailing 523 nautical miles - 970 kilometres - the distance between Honningsvag and ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is updating its fleet, adding up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreaker ships as part of joint ...

Since 2000, the melting of Arctic glaciers has exposed some 1,500 miles of coastline, a study finds. For the research, published in Nature Climate Change, scientists tracked the movement of 1,500 ...

Congressional critics have called for action to close an Arctic region “icebreaker gap” with Russia and China.

Chinese research ships are appearing more often in the United States Arctic than they have in years past, the U.S. Coast Guard said. In response, Coast Guard crews are ramping up their presence in U.S ...

Geopolitical rivalries are reshaping the Arctic as a region of strategic competition. Western readiness to compete in the region is consistently called into question, especially considering the ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) remains moored during the Storis commissioning ceremony at Juneau, Alaska, August 10, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver) ...

Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Fairweather and the University of New Hampshire analyze mapping data in the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy’s computer lab while ...

The Arctic is continuing to warm at a pace far exceeding the rest of the planet, according to the Arctic Report Card 2025.

The Arctic is heating up, both because of climate change and tricky global politics. That's partly why the U.S. appointed its first ambassador-at-large to oversee Arctic affairs. Mike Sfraga was sworn ...

Denmark has poured more than $10 billion into Arctic defense over the past year — including $2 billion in January 2025 for ...