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Greenland explorer to eat decaying seal meat for month-long Arctic expedition

British explorer and chef Mike Keen is preparing to spend about a month skiing across Greenland with a sled dog, surviving entirely on slowly decomposing seal meat as part of an unusual scientific and cultural experiment.

15 May 2026-17:13
Alaska megatsunami larger than Empire State Building triggered by climate change

A massive tsunami that struck a fjord in Alaska has been confirmed as the second-highest ever recorded, with scientists linking the event to climate change.

07 May 2026-17:29
Skeletons of four Franklin expedition sailors identified through DNA analysis

Scientists have identified the remains of four sailors from Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 Arctic expedition using DNA analysis, shedding new light on one of the most enduring mysteries of polar exploration.

07 May 2026-16:37
Arctic oil hub tanker "vanishes" from the map

A 346-meter-long tanker, vital to Russian Arctic oil exports, has essentially "disappeared" from ship tracking systems.

30 Apr 2026-21:01
Canada Arctic plan sparks debate over defense vs services

In the remote northern community of Cambridge Bay, daily life remains defined by limited infrastructure, scarce healthcare and extreme isolation, even as Canada prepares a major military expansion in the region.

30 Mar 2026-23:45
Damaged Russian LNG tanker drifts into Libyan waters

The Russian liquefied natural gas tanker Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, has entered Libyan search and rescue waters, Italy’s civil protection agency reported.

18 Mar 2026-17:14
Sanctioned Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz catches fire - VIDEO

The Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz, under multiple Western sanctions, caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea, reports say.

04 Mar 2026-11:20
UK to deploy carrier strike group to Arctic: PM

Britain will deploy a carrier strike group to the North Atlantic and the High North this year, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday.

14 Feb 2026-19:27
Keir Starmer to send UK warships to the Arctic after Trump's Greenland threats

14 Feb 2026-14:59
Denmark to send F-35 jets to NATO Arctic mission

Denmark will contribute four F-35 fighter jets to NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, the country’s defence minister said, reinforcing the alliance’s presence in the strategically important Arctic region.

13 Feb 2026-12:31

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