In 1926, the airship Norge flew over the North Pole, opening a new chapter in the history of Arctic exploration. That journey is the starting point for “100 Years over the North Pole” (CNR Edizioni), a story spanning a century of adventures and discoveries. Photographs and documents take readers from the exploits of the pioneers to the work of scientists, including Italian researchers. Amid melting ice and shifting geopolitical balances, a fragile region emerges, one whose fate concerns us all. Once a frontier to be conquered, the Arctic thus becomes a place to understand and protect through research and international cooperation