Arctic

Composer John Luther Adams wrote his memoir, <em>Silences So Deep: Music, Solitude, Alaska</em>, based on the decades he spent living and working in the Arctic.

Composer John Luther Adams On The Arctic Sounds That Shaped His Work

Karen Michel

The Pulitzer winner has released his first memoir, Silences So Deep: Music, Solitude, Alaska. It's a personal account of Adams' formative decades making art in the Artic.

Caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd are seen migrating onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The Interior Department hopes to conduct a lease sale for oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain by the end of 2020.

Trump Administration Moves Closer To Allowing Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge

Bill Chappell

Environmental groups plan to sue to protect the breeding ground for caribou and polar bears. But if a drilling lease is sold, it could make it harder for a future president to reverse the move.

The Akademik Federov in heavy ice, Sept. 29, 2019.

Science

Researchers Are Freezing Their Ship Into Arctic Ice To Study Climate Change

Ravenna Koenig

An ambitious Arctic expedition has reached a milestone. Researchers have found a floe to freeze into, where they'll construct an observatory and study Arctic systems from a ship.