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Our capacity to bear witness to space exploration by looking up at the stars distinguishes it from polar exploration, which…

When I ran 45 kilometers to and from Ilulissat to Oqaatsut, the tundra crunched underfoot. That's because the iceberg city's…

While Trump raises fears of Russian and Chinese ships swarming Greenland, the island's residents fear the much more real possibility…

When I ran 45 kilometers to and from Ilulissat to Oqaatsut, the tundra crunched underfoot. That's because the iceberg city's…

While Trump raises fears of Russian and Chinese ships swarming Greenland, the island's residents fear the much more real possibility…

For many remote Arctic communities, Starlink is the obvious choice for satellite internet. But Greenland, wary of the US, is…

The world-famous icebergs of Ilulissat, Greenland seem large. Towering up to 60 meters above the water, many are. But they…

The work of Arctic conferences, as niche as they are, should be to reject rather than reproduce megalomaniacal discourses.

The Kirkenes Conference reflected the dark but determined mood on the ground. Chief of police of the Finnmark District said:…

On the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, community issues take priority over scrambles for the Arctic.

A eulogy for the days when ex-Soviet air traffic controllers from Magadan partied with Federal Aviation Administration lifers from Maryland…

I'd always wanted to see a polar bear serendipitously. Finally, while snowmobiling across Svalbard, I came upon one where I…

The Arctic is often perceived as a future military theatre. But while war rages to the south, it has become…

Day two of a snowmobiling expedition across Svalbard – this time, ending with a sauna and dip in the Arctic…

On the first day of a three-day snowmobile expedition across Svalbard, I learned that operating the machine involves just throttling,…