President Donald Trump ‍on Sunday ​announced ​he ⁠is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. ‌special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous ...

The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is another Arctic animal well-suited to life in snowy conditions. Adult males are almost ...

Quick Take Polar bears are showing rapid DNA changes in response to warming climates, a rare adaptation that may help ...

Just as humans have historically gathered during winter, many animals do the same. Animals may not be exchanging presents or ...

Arctic animals are some of the most hardy on Earth, with special adaptations that help them survive freezing temperatures, ...

Subsistence users worry about reduced hunting opportunities that could cause harships in caribou-dependent rural villages.

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

Soldiers walk through a camp, as members of the Finnish arctic expert Jaeger Brigade train British, Swiss and French troops in cold-weather logistics on Nov. 19, 2024, near Heinujarvi, Finland. (Leon ...

THE SHORES of the Arctic ocean are thrumming with ever more activity: tankers, freighters, research vessels, barges, cruise ships and even private yachts sail its waters. Expect more in spring 2026, ...

The Trump administration opens the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas leasing after then-President Biden closed it to development. The Trump administration is ...

In a single year, one polar bear can leave roughly 300 kilograms of prey for other animals to dine on. Altogether, the carnivores provide 7.6 million kilograms of carrion for scavengers throughout the ...

President Donald Trump will host Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the White House on Thursday to sign a new icebreaker ship pact under which the Nordic nation will build four of the vessels, with ...