A video published by the Love Recap YouTube channel said a crew led by a woman named Dr. Amelia Frost stumbled upon the ...

This arctic flyer, despite its unassuming size, migrates longer than any other animal, spending its life at the two poles of ...

Learn about the effects of a changing climate on the Arctic ecosystem and four of its well-known mammals: the polar bear, the walrus, the Arctic fox and the beluga whale. The term “climate ...

That shrunken redoubt will be the last stand for many of the Arctic’s wild things. “The animals that depend on the edge of the sea ice for a living will be congregating there in the summer ...

Sparse sea ice, thousands of data points and samples, a surprising number of animals and hydrothermal vents—those are the ...

icy waters of the Arctic. The sea sponges survive by feeding on the remains of worms and other extinct animals that perished thousands of years ago, they suggest. Sponges are very simple ancient ...

Earth from space A 2012 satellite photo captured a patch of snow-covered sea ice with an uncannily similar shape to badges pinned on the uniforms of Starfleet officers in the "Star Trek" franchise.

Arctic sea ice helps cool the whole planet by reflecting ... The assumption is that later this century, without a home field, these animals will simply lose all competitive advantage.

Blue whales hold the title of the world's largest animals, even out-sizing most dinosaurs. Learn just how massive these ...

The nature writer’s beautiful new book, The Place of Tides, sees him move to the island of Vjaeroy, where humans and ducks ...

Arctic sea-ice plays an important role in controlling ... The ice is not strong enough to support the animals' weight, forcing them to embark on energy-sapping swims and making it more difficult ...

Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However ...