THE ARCTIC CIRCLE (AP) — European explorers had long speculated about the existence of an Arctic route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and would avoid the long journey around South America's Cape Horn...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the coldest places on Earth is so hot it's melting.
Glaciers, sea ice and a massive ice sheet in the Arctic are thawing from toasty air above and warm water below...
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Portraits of an icebreaker crew, researchers
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Meet the crew and researchers about the MSV Nordica, an icebreaker that’s traveling through the Arctic Circle’s fabled Northwest Passage...
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