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CNNMoney: Facebook joins the Arctic crowdupdated: Fri Oct 28 2011 08:00:00

The northern Scandinavian landscape is dotted with fjords, lingonberries and, if you believe some locals, elves. But another sight is increasingly common on the Arctic horizon: data centers.

Extreme science in the Arctic Circleupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 11:01:00

CNN Special Correspondent Philippe Cousteau looks at the impact of climate change in one of the coldest places on the planet.

Fly away: 5 lodges reached only by planeupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 08:04:00

Say goodbye to civilization and hello to a remote pocket of the world at these five resorts.

Climate scientists battle brutal Arcticupdated: Thu May 26 2011 12:57:00

Accompanied by CNN, an elite group of scientists headed to one of the coldest places on Earth to carry out vital research on global warming.

What Cousteau's packing for Arctic tripupdated: Thu May 26 2011 12:57:00

Clothes, a sleeping bag and a urine bottle are among the items Philippe Cousteau's packing for his Arctic trip.

Alaskan family lives isolated life in vast wildlife refugeupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 12:17:00

Most people are never really alone. Living here in New York, we're constantly surrounded by others. Even in the state's biggest wilderness, the Adirondacks, you can't get more than 15 miles or so from civilization. Similar levels of population density can be found in most of the lower 48 states. So when we heard about Heimo and Edna Korth, a couple who live 150 miles above the Arctic Circle and 60 miles from their nearest neighbors, we had to go meet them.

Family's nearest neighbors 60 miles awayupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 12:17:00

Living off the land in Alaska, the Korths live more remotely than perhaps anyone else in America. Go to VBS.TV for more.

Sailing the Arctic in fishing boat turned luxury spaupdated: Fri Apr 30 2010 09:39:00

To the outside world she looks like an ordinary fishing boat. But you won't find nets and winches on this vessel.

Sailing the Northwest Passage: epilogueupdated: Wed Oct 28 2009 07:36:00

Silent Sound completed her voyage through the Canadian Arctic on October 10, four months and four days after slipping her moorings in Victoria, British Columbia.

Sailing the Northwest Passage: mission accomplishedupdated: Sun Sep 20 2009 04:44:00

There are several definitions of where the Northwest Passage begins and ends, but using the Arctic Circle is certainly the most encompassing, so we've been holding our breath until we crossed this line.

Sailing the Northwest Passage: Dutch Harbor and the Bering Seaupdated: Fri Jul 10 2009 02:00:00

In Dutch Harbor the smell of fish wafting from the docks and the canneries is the smell of money. And lately, the town has smelled a lot less fishy.

New map shows 99 percent of Earth's terrainupdated: Wed Jul 01 2009 10:52:00

NASA and Japan improved our world view this week, or at least our view of the world.

Survey: Arctic may hold twice the oil previously found thereupdated: Thu May 28 2009 18:38:00

Continental shelves beneath the retreating polar ice caps of the Arctic may hold almost double the amount of oil previously found in the region, scientists say.

Arctic thaw raises security concerns for NATOupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 04:52:00

NATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws.

Countries in tug-of-war over Arctic resourcesupdated: Mon Jan 05 2009 12:44:00

One of the planet's most fragile and pristine ecosystems sits atop a bounty of untapped fossil fuels.

Time.com: Iceland Teeters on the Brink of Bankruptcyupdated: Tue Oct 07 2008 17:00:00

This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown

People.com: Newlywed KT Tunstall to Sail to Greenlandupdated: Mon Sep 08 2008 16:13:00

The eco-friendly singer plans an expedition to help a climate change awareness charity

Kayaking the Arctic Circle?updated: Fri Aug 29 2008 04:38:00

One man is kayaking the Arctic Ocean to the North Pole to highlight climate change. ITN's Phil Reay Smith reports.

CNNMoney: Oil gets a lift from stock selloffupdated: Thu Jul 24 2008 15:04:00

Oil turned higher Thursday as economic jitters and a stock market selloff drew investors.

Green blog: Drinking from a fuel tank? Makes sense to meupdated: Tue Jul 01 2008 20:50:00

It is a sign of the times that the craziest thing I have seen this week was not Daryl Hannah licking surplus fuel off the petrol cap (or whatever she would call it) of her 60s-era Chevrolet El Camino.

People.com: Jared Leto's Band Rocks Greenland for Eco-Conscious New Videoupdated: Wed Jan 30 2008 13:24:00

The actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman speaks out on global warming

Far North: Love in a cold climateupdated: Thu Jan 10 2008 10:03:00

Avoiding polar bears and hanging by rope over icy crevasses isn't in an actor's job description for most movies. But then most films aren't shot in the Arctic Circle.

Fortune: The great Arctic Circle oil rushupdated: Tue Aug 07 2007 22:31:00

It's an irony that even Al Gore might appreciate. As global warming causes the polar icecaps to recede, potentially oil-rich seabeds are being uncovered beneath the Arctic Circle in the suddenly navigable -- and drillable -- territory.

The insider's guide to Norwayupdated: Thu Nov 09 2006 11:26:00

Norway is the world's best place to live, according to the United Nations Human Development Index. Here's everything you'd want to know about the Scandinavian paradise.

CNNMoney: The Arctic: Oil's last frontierupdated: Wed Sep 27 2006 10:23:00

Nothing says hot like an Arctic bidding war.

Fortune: Get ready for the Kentucky Derbyupdated: Thu May 25 2006 11:19:00

The Kentucky Derby may be a horse race (and what a race - it's the oldest continuously running sporting event in the U.S.), but let's be honest. Ask most people what they associate with the Derby and they'll likely say "mint juleps and hats."

Dream trip: Spotting the Northern Lightsupdated: Tue Mar 21 2006 10:17:00

When green streaks light up the night sky, the effect is otherworldly -- like some toxic spill from the International Space Station.

Power crew arrives in Alaskan villageupdated: Wed Jan 12 2005 02:47:00

Emergency officials in Alaska's North Slope succeeded Tuesday in dropping a power crew into the remote village of Kaktovik under blizzard conditions in an attempt restore electricity to the community of 300 residents, but were unsuccessful in landing a second aircraft carrying relief supplies.

Animation and actingupdated: Tue Nov 30 2004 10:41:00

Right now you have movies like "The Lord of the Rings," which has a huge amalgam of all types of technologies, opticals, as well as computer-generated special effects.

Tom Hanks talks about his latest roleupdated: Tue Nov 30 2004 09:04:00

In his latest project, the animated film "The Polar Express," American actor Tom Hanks plays five different characters -- thanks to a new technique called performance capture. Here, he tells CNN's Becky Anderson about what it was like to star in such a film.

Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12updated: Sat Mar 06 2004 07:02:00

In a dramatic rescue mission, 12 stranded Russian scientists have been plucked from an Arctic research station all but crushed by a freak wall of ice, Russian media reported.

Finland celebrate historic triumphupdated: Sat Feb 28 2004 08:08:00

Tanja Poutiainen marked an historic day for Finnish Alpine skiing with victory in a World Cup slalom race on Saturday.

Money Magazine: Roxanna Milburyupdated: Mon Apr 01 2002 00:01:00

Roxanna Milbury had, by the late 1990s, become intoxicated by the numbers. "Some months, I'd open my statement and I'd made $7,000, sometimes $27,000," recalls the 55-year-old algebra teacher. "It ...

Fortune: Havin' an Ice Time The world's coolest hotel is also the backdrop for some of Sweden's hottest brands. It's the updated: Mon Mar 01 1999 00:01:00

You're here!" says the Swedish voice. "Brilliant!" It's 2:10 at the Ice Hotel, a bit past check-in, and our guide at the world's largest igloo is pleased to see that I haven't fled--yet--for the wa...

Fortune: OF BLOWHARDS AND BLOWHOLESupdated: Mon Aug 18 1997 00:01:00

Congress' pending tax bills are retro to the max. As in the bad old days, they bestow special favors on narrow interests, from bakers to skydivers. They benefit people with lots of money by cutting...

Fortune: Trading Trees for Tampons in Russiaupdated: Mon Nov 14 1994 00:01:00

About the last things in the world that the manly lumberjacks of Russia's Yarensky logging company need as they clear the dense forest near the Arctic Circle are feminine hygiene products. But the ...

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