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Coastal view of Narsaq, the southern Greenland town closest to the Tanbreez and Kvanefjeld rare-earth deposits

October 18, 2026

Energy·Environment·Policy

Greenland Approves Tanbreez Rare-Earth Mine While Kvanefjeld Stays Blocked

Greenland’s government has cleared the way for one of the world’s largest heavy rare-earth mines, even as a bigger, more famous deposit a few hours away stays legally frozen. On September 29,

Landsat satellite image of Svalbard Arctic showing ice and fjord landscape

Policy·World

NATO Foils Russian Plot to Sabotage Undersea Cables Near Svalbard

Your emails, video calls, and credit card payments cross the Arctic on

September 30, 2026

NATO Subsea Cable Sabotage: A NATO-Led Response as Russian Secret Weapon Tested Near Svalbard

Policy·Technology

NATO Subsea Cable Sabotage: A NATO-Led Response as Russian Secret Weapon Tested Near Svalbard Some internet traffic routes via Arctic fiber-optic cables on the

NATO Intercepts Russias Subsea Sabotage Weapon: Baltic Sentry Response Time Plummets from 17 Hours to 1 Hour

Policy·World

99 percent of intercontinental data packets travel through undersea cables no thicker than a garden hose. This spring, a covert Russian operation to sever

June 4, 2024, Landsat 8 (path/row 122/12) - Batagaika Crater, Russia.

Nature·World

World’s Largest Batagaika Crater Expands 49 Feet Annually, Releasing 169,500 Tons of Carbon Since the 1960s

In the remote Chersky Range of northeastern Siberia, a massive chasm known as the Batagaika crater continues to grow at an alarming rate of one million cubic feet annually. As a journalist

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Blanket Toss during a Nalukataq in Utqiagvik

Travel·USA

Alaska’s Utqiagvik Begins 64 Days of Darkness: How Residents and Science Thrive Without Sunlight

Utqiagvik, Alaska entered its annual polar night phase at 1:27 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 18, 2024, marking the start of a 64-day period without direct sunlight. The sun will not rise

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Climate·Science·Wildlife

Arctic Polar Bears’ Paw’s Now Suffering Painful Ice Injuries Due to Climate Change as Survival Challenges Deepen

Climate change affects life. This is confirmed in a recent research of Washington University. The study team of University of Washington has unveiled unprecedented injuries in polar bears due to changing Arctic

Rahul Somvanshi

October 30, 2024