Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about arctic, curated daily by BrightWire.
The European Union is building the first underwater internet cable connecting Europe directly to Greenland, with plans to eventually reach Canada and Asia. The project marks a new era of international cooperation focused on secure, resilient digital connections between friendly nations.
A Canadian startup just proved that simple "blankets" made of wood shavings and coconut fiber can stop rapidly eroding permafrost from releasing massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. While permafrost without protection retreated 5 meters over one summer, the blanketed area showed zero erosion.
New research proves solar panels thrive in the Arctic, generating surprising amounts of clean energy even in Earth's northernmost regions. The findings could transform how we power remote communities and fight climate change.
A 15-year-old survived three days in frigid Alaskan waters atop a capsized fishing boat before Coast Guard planes spotted him and directed rescuers to his location. The dramatic rescue near the U.S.-Russia maritime border saved one life, though two others aboard the vessel tragically didn't survive.
A 76-square-kilometer iceberg broke from Greenland's Petermann Glacier in August, survived a dramatic collision with Joe Island, and is now floating through Arctic waters intact. Scientists are tracking the massive ice island as it carries freshwater nutrients to ocean ecosystems far from where it first broke free.
A Norwegian photographer placed an underwater camera beneath a seal's breathing hole and captured a curious polar bear peering down at 4am. His patient work earned top honors in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Canada's armed forces are leading a NATO push to cut military emissions 45% by 2030 while defending the rapidly warming Arctic. The country now hosts NATO's new Climate Change and Security Center in Montreal, proving national defense and environmental protection can go hand in hand.
British theatre maker Tom Bailey just finished a two-month journey across Arctic borderlands by ski, sled, and foot to create a show about climate change. Instead of flying to perform about nature, he spent six weeks living in it.
Deep beneath the Arctic lies a hidden wonderland where ancient sponges and whales thrive in a rare pocket of international waters. Now scientists are diving 3,000 meters down to protect this "living library" before it's lost forever.
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Researchers studying 17th-century whaler graves in the Arctic made a surprising discovery that's spurring urgent action to preserve history. Their work reveals how climate change is threatening to erase centuries of cultural heritage before it can be documented.
A mother polar bear in Manitoba surprised scientists when she adopted a second cub that wasn't her own, marking only the 13th adoption documented in 45 years of tracking. You can now follow their journey online as the family hunts seals and learns survival skills together.
After four months in complete darkness, a polar bear mother and her newborn cubs have emerged from their winter den. BBC Earth captured the tiny cubs taking their very first wobbly steps into the world.