Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In ...

Sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, lit up the night sky for miles ...

Sometimes sleep takes priority over cool celestial events. Luckily, you can catch a partial solar eclipse this month and a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Most of life’s engines run on sunlight. Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered ...

This 1930s footage offers a vivid glimpse into life in the Arctic, documenting the natural environment, traditional practices, and daily life of Indigenous Arctic communities. It opens with scenes ...

My eyes played tricks on me in the dark. It was 2 a.m. on the edge of a bay in Greenland, and our tented camp appeared like a black-and-white photograph in the light of my headlamp. I watched as ...

Stargazers across the United States were treated to the sight of a total lunar eclipse late Thursday night and early Friday morning — a coppery, orange moon that is known as a blood moon due to ...

Ice on the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska. (David Goldman/Associated Press) With Trump killing off funding and staffing for research into climate and the Arctic, the U.S. polar science ...

The big polar bear was hiding out there in the thick Arctic fog. Illustration by Gil Cohen / OL This story, “The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice,” appeared in the June 1977 issue of Outdoor Life. Tony ...