The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday that it is moving to open up oil and gas development across large swaths of resource-rich land in Alaska, with some Native communities celebrating the sharp departure from the Biden-era crackdown.

The Arctic Defense Campaign is a national effort aimed at protecting the Arctic Refuge and Western Arctic Reserve from oil and gas drilling.

Scientists believe that international shipping is partly responsible, as barnacles can travel in ballast water or by clinging to the hulls of ships. Vessel traffic in Arctic waters has surged by more than 250% since 1990, creating more opportunities for stowaway species to arrive.

While nitrogen was once believed to be a nutrient that was found in limited quantities in the Arctic waters, with the recent discovery, scientists claim that the bacteria may help produce more nitrogen than previously thought.

The Arctic, as everybody from US President Donald Trump down has figured out, is a huge opportunity with most of the critical minerals and resources the west needs (and that, currently, really only China has).

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Eubanks loads a shotgun Oct. 2, 2018, about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi) When Shannon Eubanks graduated high school in Barton ...

The Inuit of the far north helped solve the mystery of a doomed 19th-century expedition. Now Canada needs them to strengthen its claim to this newly contested region.