Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

A photographer captured a beautiful moment in Svalbard's Arctic waters, but climate change threatens to change that.

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

The Polar Bear Capital of the World sounds like a prime spot to observe the animals, and researchers who did just that came away with a stark warning. A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova ...

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

Rapid changes in Arctic temperatures are influencing animal reproductive behavior. A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist published a study in the current edition of Science magazine, building on ...

Recently, TikTok user @christa.ren shared a sweet clip of a very happy polar bear the the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago rolling around in the snow in what appeared to be a state of utter glee. It's so ...

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

FARGO - Many handle this cold weather by staying inside or escaping to a warmer climate. But animals who live in the Arctic don't have that option, instead they have blubber. This is an experiment to ...

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