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Researchers aboard a drifting laboratory will study biology in the Arctic Ocean while braving darkness and cold.

Indigenous guardians in Canada’s Northwest Territories are conducting field studies to evaluate how the planned Arctic road expansion may affect Arctic caribou populations.

The U.S. Attorney General joined an amicus brief opposing expanded oil and gas development at Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, aligning with three lawsuits filed by Alaska Native villages seeking to protect the refuge.

Caribou in the Canadian Arctic lead the planet’s longest terrestrial migrations.

Anchorage Daily News opinion piece argues that Alaska’s delayed high‑pressure gas line from Prudhoe Bay to tidewater risks missing a generational opportunity, as current property tax rules and market price uncertainty may deter investors needed to secure stable, affordable energy for the state.

Crude shipments via Russia’s Northern Sea Route totaled 14.5 million tons in January‑May, up 13% from the previous period.

Increased Arctic shipping is reshaping cloud patterns over the polar region, accelerating melt of sea ice, according to a new study.

Washington state has joined a federal lawsuit challenging an oil and gas program in Alaska’s 1.6‑million‑acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, arguing the drilling could harm migratory birds traveling through Washington.

Canada unveiled its Nuclear Energy Strategy, targeting a 2035 rollout of dual‑use microreactors in remote Arctic areas to supply clean power and support defence readiness.

Mathieu Parker, director of the Arctic Council Secretariat since 2021, will step down to become deputy head and president of the Nunavut Housing Corporation, assuming the role on Sept. 21 after an orderly handover.

After a start‑up earlier this year, Santos Ltd’s Pikka oil project on Alaska’s North Slope is now producing continuously at roughly 20,000 bbl/day gross, with plans to boost output to about 80,000 bbl/day by Q3 2026 and further tap ~400 million barrels of proved reserves while expanding development based on promising Quokka‑1 findings.

A Russian soldier received a 15‑year prison sentence after being convicted of sabotaging the Murmansk airfield, an important military installation in the Arctic region.

Two wildfires ignited across Greenland’s Arctic tundra within a week, with peat soil combustion releasing large amounts of carbon and accelerating regional warming that can trigger additional fires.

The storm has sparked five wildfires about 100 km east of Inuvik that are not threatening nearby communities, while a human‑caused fire near Cassidy Point north of Yellowknife is now under control. Expect hot and dry conditions across most of the territory this week with lightning potentially fueling new fires.

Russian Aerospace Forces deployed Tu‑160 strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea, a region adjacent to NATO’s Arctic territories. The move signals heightened Russian air patrol activity in the area and may influence regional security dynamics.

Russian strategic bombers carried out a 16‑hour test flight over the Barents Sea and nearby Norwegian waters.