oil drilling in Arctic

Greenpeace defies ban and sails its icebreaker into Arctic waters in protest over oil drilling

Russian officials refused to allow the vessel to enter the Northern Sea Route which Greenpeace dubbed 'a thinly veiled attempt to stifle peaceful protest'.

Scientists create ‘virtual Arctic’ to monitor impact of humans on frozen environment

Hi-tech project would use computer models to predict climate change and help with safe production of oil and gas in Northern Russia.

Putin's plane grounded by Arctic weather... on way to Third International Arctic Forum

Russian president's flight to Salekhard delayed after airport closed by freezing rain.

Greenpeace say their icebreaker was threatened with shooting in Arctic

FSB say activists posed threat to navigation safety. A row has erupted between the environmental group and the Russian authorities.

Greenpeace storms Gazprom oil platform in Arctic to protest pollution concerns

Six campaigners staged a dramatic pre-dawn raid on Gazprom early today, clambering onto the company's floating production base in the Pechora Sea.

Global warming sensation: Arctic land masses were warm, forested and North Pole had no ice cover

International researchers have gleaned these extraordinary hidden scientific secrets by drilling 318 metres into a unique lake in northeastern Siberia.