The mystique of the North Pole, at the very top of the world, has long driven explorers to risk their lives in the Arctic — while those of us not so adventurously inclined look on in awe. Now, three ...

Canada has set up a fight against Russia and Denmark for claims to vast portions of the Arctic seabed, including the North Pole - triggering potential boundary negotiations in the future. The UN’s ...

Who owns the Arctic? Last week, Canada effectively said the region is their’s. The Canadian government submitted an application to the U.N. last Friday claiming the outer limits of country’s ...

Canada intends to extend its seabed claims in the Arctic to include the North Pole in a bid to assert its sovereignty in the resource-rich region, the country's foreign affairs minister said Monday.

Russian explorers and scientists are prepping to begin the first crossing from Russia to Canada by way of the North Pole, Reuters reports. The expedition kicks off from Russia's Arctic shores on ...