The melting Arctic sea ice was once again at the centre of many a story in September, as more data revealed worrying trends of its existence....
MPs, scientists and campaign groups have called on David Cameron to reverse the decision to downsize the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – a 50-year-old organisation at...
The chief executive of one of the world’s most prominent oil companies has condemned drilling in the Arctic, in what could be a real turning point...
In the wake of the environmental audit committee’s Protecting the Arctic report, which called for more safety measures and higher safety standards to prevent oil spills,...
An inquiry by a cross-parliamentary group of MPs has called for a moratorium on drilling in the Arctic until a number of safety standards are implemented...
Ice in the Arctic Sea has continued melting, dropping below 4 million square kilometres less than a fortnight after reaching its lowest ever point since records began in...
August 2012 will undoubtedly be remembered for one thing: the London 2012 Olympic Games. So there’s no surprise that it dominates our ‘Month in Headlines’ feature...
Disturbing statistics have emerged detailing the staggering extent to which one of the planet’s most vulnerable regions, the Arctic, is melting. National Snow and Ice Data...
Mitt Romney is almost certain to be the next Republican Party presidential candidate. But what if he wins? Can the US, governed by Romney’s Grand Old...
A mind-boggling 4.5 trillion tonnes of the Earth’s ice has now melted according to a study conducted by NASA earlier this year. Now, a new study...
The Pew Environment Group has called for an international agreement on commercial fishing in the Arctic as ice retreats and fresh resources fall under the beady...
Conservative MP and environmental journalist Zac Goldsmith has slammed oil companies that continue to ignore the risk of a spill, even after the Gulf of Mexico...
A new study has shown that shrinking Arctic sea ice caused by rising global temperatures is related to colder, snowy winter weather to Europe, America and...
Instead of recognising the vulnerability of the increasingly threatened Arctic, oil companies see the region as “the new frontier” of oil development. Greenpeace’s Ben Ayliffe told...
The Environmental Audit Committee has opened a new enquiry into shielding the Arctic from the tempering fires of climate change. Alex Blackburne looks into what being...