A wide variety of Arctic animals, including polar bears, are being exposed to a tick-borne pathogen normally associated with rabbits and hares, a newly published study said. The findings are intended ...

Scientists believe that international shipping is partly responsible, as barnacles can travel in ballast water or by clinging ...

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 ...

In today’s busy, colourful, and fast-moving world, some things stand out by being calm and simple. White animals are one of ...

Human-caused global warming, agriculture and deforestation are threatening the environments these creatures need to survive.

They need seals to eat, sea ice from which to hunt the seals and, if they’re lucky, a mate. But some of those necessities are getting harder for the bears to come by. The Arctic is warming up to four ...

Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The reproduction of giant sea spiders in Antarctica has been a ...

The bones of a vast community of 46 animals in a 75,000-year-old cave in Norway have provided a stunning and rare snapshot of a vanished Arctic world. Researchers only recently discovered and explored ...

University of Delaware professor Jonathan Cohen has been to Norway on nine previous occasions, but he’s never had the opportunity to stay in Norway for more than two weeks. That’s about to change, as ...

Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How does an average person travel to the arctic? Can they? What does it take ...

While many animals are increasingly at risk of disappearing forever, the updated list shows how species can come back from the brink with dedicated effort.