Arctic

Was World War I the cause of the emergence of the Soviet Union?

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 - 02:21 GMT

World War I saw the collapse of huge empires, including the Russian Empire of Tsar Nicholas II.

Rosatom builds world’s 1st floating nuclear reactor in Arctic

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 - 03:05 GMT

“Akademik Lomonosov” floating reactor will enter service by the end of this year.

Filming 30 feet down: underwater movie studio opens in Belgium

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 - 02:05 GMT

Director Joachim Heden filmed scenes of his survival movie in a blizzard in the Arctic, but the idea of putting actors and crew into the frozen waters was out of the question

Russian military to boost Arctic presence: commander

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 - 02:52 GMT

Russia is boosting aviation infrastructure in the Arctic and will further increase its air defenses there, a fleet commander said on Friday.

Search continues for Russian helicopter missing in Arctic

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 - 09:01 GMT

A search continued Friday in the Arctic for a Russian helicopter that went down at sea with 8 people on board, off Norway's Svalbard archipelago.

Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 - 09:43 GMT

Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south,

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