Melting Greenland is awash in a newfound commodity - sand

Melting Greenland is awash in a newfound commodity - sand

Danish scientist Mette Bendixen thinks the island could become a global provider of sand,which is being released in large quantities as its glaciers recede.

  • byHenry Fountain

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Russian anti-aircraft missiles to deploy in Arctic

Russian anti-aircraft missiles to deploy in Arctic

S-400 missiles will be stationed on the Arctic coast and islands by the end of 2020,the Izvestia newspaper reported.

  • byAlec Luhn
In darkness,under the Arctic ice,Aussie diver chases a cool first

In darkness,under the Arctic ice,Aussie diver chases a cool first

Ant Williams has been on dives where he was convinced he was about to die. Now he's chasing the record for the deepest free dive under ice.

  • byNick Miller
Field trip:North magnetic pole is on the move

Field trip:North magnetic pole is on the move

Since 2015,magnetic north has been moving towards Siberia at more than 48 kilometres a year.

  • bySarah Kaplan
Arctic is in even worse shape than realised

Arctic is in even worse shape than realised

Over the past three decades of global warming,the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic has declined by a stunning 95 per cent,US scientific agency finds.

  • byChris Mooney
Across the Arctic,lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases

Across the Arctic,lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases

Researchers hunt for answers as thawing lakes leak greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

  • byChris Mooney
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'Really extreme'global weather event leaves scientists aghast

'Really extreme'global weather event leaves scientists aghast

The chart that has climate scientists amazed,while Europeans are left bracing for the"Beast from the East".

  • byPeter Hannam