With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are ...

The researchers analysed blood samples taken from polar bears in two regions of Greenland and compared “jumping genes”: small ...

Discover how Arctic animals survive extreme cold with special traits like thick fur, blubber and camouflage. Learn about top species mastering life below freezing.

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MONROE, Wash. -- A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of ...

The winning Grand Prize picture of the National Wildlife Federation photo contest features a blue morph Arctic fox.

Global competition in the Arctic is raising hopes of a revival in the town of Churchill. We went to meet the people, and the ...

Deep in the ice-covered peaks of Norway lies the sleepy Arctic village of Svalbard. With fewer than 3,000 residents, its ...

Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be ...

A population decline is continuing in one of North America’s biggest caribou herds, threatening hunting opportunities for ...

The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to have ever ...