A fading culture adapts to the changing times in this Arctic town. With each new border and political shift, the indigenous women of Chukotka, Russia adjust to maintain their heritage and survive.

Tristan Duke uses Arctic ice and a unique technique to offer a fresh perspective on a world transformed by climate change.

In Alaska, we must also be vigilant to another brewing geopolitical hotspot, the melting Arctic. Arctic competition is ...

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

In 1847, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 128 men disappeared while searching for the fabled Northwest Passage. A National Geographic team sought to find evidence of their fate—but the Arctic ...

Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all. As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming.

Arctic summer sea ice could disappear as early as 2035. By the time a toddler graduates from high school, summer sea ice in the high North could be a thing of the past.

This summer Goliat, which belongs to the Italian oil company Eni Norge and to Norway’s own Statoil, will be towed 53 miles (85 kilometers) northwest to its permanent mooring, near where the ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions announces the researchers selected for the 2025 Arctic Visiting Scientist Program.

Our writer spent 30 hours traveling with arctic wolves and gained a new appreciation for these predators of the tundra. Wolves pick at the remains of a muskox. To get this image, photographer ...

Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions unveiled the researchers selected for the 2025 Arctic season's Visiting Scientist ...