his specialty is the Arctic, particularly Greenland. On research trips to the island, Bierman has examined Greenland's geology and changes to its ice sheet. Bierman's book, "When the Ice Is Gone ...

Guests will also visit the remote village of Ilulissat, Greenland — the birthplace of the Danish-Inuit explorer Knud Rasmussen — sail through Baffin Bay and explore distant lands far above the Arctic ...

And maybe a place in the history books as the one who expanded the area ... the coming years will be one on its security role in the Arctic amid global warming and moves by Russia and China ...

Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...

Returning to his hometown of Ketchum, author Buddy Levy will discuss his newest book, “Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy ...

The New York Historical honor goes to Randall K. Wilson, whose “A Place Called Yellowstone” chronicles a landscape “capable ...

The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.

In Russia’s Yakutia region, mammoths and other ice-age creatures once roamed the land. Now, tens of thousands ... Yakutia, part of which is north of the Arctic Circle, encompasses the coldest ...

In fact, Camp Century, as Weiss’ icy home was known, formed part of a top-secret attempt by the US to hide launch sites for missiles in the Arctic ... and Nielsen’s book, included the ...

Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain is a meditation on the Cairngorms. Decades on, its quiet wisdom remains urgent, reminding ...

But discussions have also begun on where else “deals” might be made, including in the Arctic. A carve up of the Arctic is an attractive proposition for the two countries given the importance both ...