A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets ...

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St.

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

Greenland, a strategically important Arctic island, has gained international attention after President Trump declared his ...

A local fossil hunter found animal vomit at a Danish geological site that is believed to be 66 million years old.

Earth's five oceans were formed by the constant movement of tectonic plates beneath us, and the same process is already ...

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an executive order that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. But environmental groups say Trump's policies are worrisome.

Greenland has suddenly become a subject of interest, but did you know that Astoria actually has a nautical connection with that vast ice-bound island on the other side of the continent?” asked ...