Ravenna Koenig

The German icebreaker Polarstern is moored to a piece of ice, drifting for a year, as scientists study the warming Arctic.

Pandemic Delays Return Of Arctic Researchers

Ravenna Koenig

The COVID-19 crisis is throwing off the complex logistics of a year-long Arctic research expedition. A team set to rotate out may have to stay on board an ice-breaker for another six weeks.

Chunks of ice float past the hull of the Akademik Fedorov as the ship moves through the southern edge of the Arctic Ocean ice pack.

Young Researchers Feel Excitement And Sadness To See Arctic Ice That May Disappear

Ravenna Koenig

Some projections say that by 2040 the Arctic Ocean may see its first ice-free summer in modern history. That means mixed emotions for young scientists seeing the ice for the first time.

Scientists on the research vessel Akademik Fedorov spent a week or so setting up a network of scientific monitoring equipment up to about 25 miles from the MOSAiC ship.

Studying The Ripple Effects Of Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

Ravenna Koenig

Scientists have frozen their ship to an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the Arctic is represented in climate models.

The German icebreaker Polarstern sits in Breivika harbor in Tromso, Norway, on Tuesday. If all goes according to plan, it will spend the next year frozen into the Arctic sea ice.

To Better Understand The Arctic, This Ship Will Spend A Year Frozen Into The Ice

Ravenna Koenig

A group of scientists is embarking on a bold plan to better understand an extremely understudied part of the rapidly warming Arctic — the central Arctic Ocean.

Russian research vessel Akademik Fedorov helped search for the MOSAiC ice floe. It made its way through the ice of the central Arctic Ocean.

Searching For Solid Ice As Scientists 'Freeze In' To Study A Warming Arctic

Ravenna Koenig

A ship of researchers is crossing the Arctic for a year attached to an ice floe. But finding the right chunk of sea ice was a challenge, in part because warmer temperatures are making it thinner.

A reindeer calf scratches its head with its hoof. Their ability to move their bodies into extreme positions was one of the reasons owner Jane Atkinson thought that reindeer would be a good fit for a yoga class.

Move Over, Goat Yoga. Alaskans Now Have Reindeer Yoga

Ravenna Koenig

A ranch in Fairbanks, Alaska, offers yoga classes with reindeer. An owner says the animals are particularly well-suited to it because they are twisty creatures.

Trump Accused Of Moving Too Fast With Plans To Drill For Oil In Alaska

Ravenna Koenig

The Trump administration is holding public hearings on its push to drill oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Critics say the process is being rushed and downplays environmental risks.

Robin Mongoyak and his young son enjoy the sunshine out on the southern edge of UtqiaÄ¡vik.

After 2 Months, The Sun Rises In The Northernmost U.S. Town

Ravenna Koenig

The mid-winter sunrise on the Arctic Coast is a sweet sign of hope in the town of Utqiaġvik.

In the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska, global warming is melting sea ice and glaciers at an historic rate.

Climate Change Slows Oil Company Plan To Drill In The Arctic

Ravenna Koenig

Development of the first oil production facility in federal Arctic waters will take longer than planned. That's because warming temperatures are melting the sea ice needed to build it.

In her new album as Fiver, Simone Schmidt imagines the songs that might have been sung by women incarcerated at Ontario's Rockwood Asylum in the 19th century.

A Songwriter Gives Voice To The Silenced Women Of Rockwood Asylum

Ravenna Koenig

For her new album, Simone Schmidt, who performs under the name Fiver, researched the stories of women committed to the 19th-century Ontario institution for the criminally insane.