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

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

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

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

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

Bartholomew County and Columbus will open warming centers as arctic cold arrives this weekend following tonight’s predicted ...

A rescue centre is searching for a new home for Brody, a giant Pyrenean Mountain Dog who weighs 66 kilos. Staff say the ...

This clip documents the urgent preparations needed when Florida faces an unexpected freeze. Keepers work quickly to bring ...

More than 300 ostriches have been threatened with destruction in eastern British Columbia after avian flu was detected in the flock. The birds' owners have argued this is a case of "unjust ...

The lush greenery of the Amazon rainforest is often called the “lungs of the planet,” but really land plants are just half of the equation. The other lung dwells in the sea. Single-celled ...