Oil tanker Mires sailed without icebreaker escort along the coast of Chukotka Peninsula on September 11, 2025. Map by MarineTraffic A 20-year-old ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker without ice-class is entering icy Arctic route The Mires is 244 meter long and sails...
Global warming is one of the reasons why the ozone layer is preserved better. Photo: Elizaveta Vereykina The ozone layer above the Arctic has thickened It is in the best condition since 1980, according to experts. Elizaveta Vereykinamulti-media journalist 16 September...
Crew members were disembarking from the Severny Polyus (North Pole) vessel. Photo: United Shipbuilding Corporation, VK Crew change for the Russian North Pole drifting expedition The expedition has been conducting research in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean for...
The glacier front breaking up, producing an iceberg in Svalbard on September 17, 2025. If the glacier loses more ice than it gains, it will retreat. Photo: Henry Patton Re-freezing the Arctic is costly and dangerous Researchers warn against geoengineering in the polar...
New Quick Reaction Force Will Counter Military Base Drone Incursions Soon, teams of counter-drone experts and sensors, electronic warfare systems, and drone interceptors will rush to bases being swarmed by drones. Howard Altman Published Sep 18, 2025 5:56 PM EDT 0...
“You are our new elite,” Governor Andrei Chibis says to the soldiers that now are being trained to become government officials. Photo: vk.com/opershtab_murman Governor hires frontline fighters as part of militarisation of regional government More than 20...