As for the name 'Fram2', it turns out the choice is a nod to early artic exploration. The Fram was a record-breaking Norwegian ship built specifically for polar exploration. It saw three ...

In order to have time to deliver everything to the base and remove research samples and waste accumulated over the year, polar explorers worked from dawn until late at night. Polar explorers recalled ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement as Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok look on at a Canadian Armed Forces ...

Canada's plan to build an early warning system to better protect the Arctic is being welcomed by some who work in and study the North. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Iqaluit on Tuesday ...

Barack Obama has had enough. The two-term former president of the United States has watched the White House chaos from afar and, suffice to say, he’s not happy. In a Thursday appearance at Hamilton ...

Historical Context and Potential of the Northern Sea Route The dream of the NSR dates back to Soviet-era Arctic exploration. But it was only recently, amid the international isolation of the Ukraine ...

Carney announced Canada will be working alongside Australia to build an early warning radar system along the Canada-U.S. border into the Arctic. Canada is investing more than $6 billion into the ...

Carney announced Canada will be working alongside Australia to build an early warning radar system along the Canada-U.S. border into the Arctic. Canada is investing more than $6 billion into the ...

Australian polar explorer ... late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to the mission’s polar research objectives, the crew will also collect biomedical data to help advance the human body’s ...