The distance from Ohio to the Arctic Circle is around 3,600 miles. For a lot of us, something taking place 3,600 miles away seems small, it may even seem too small to care about. But the distance we ...

You may have found yourself randomly wondering aboutUrsus maritimus, Latin for "sea bear," more commonly known as polar bears. The furry mammals are stellar swimmers and can be found in the cold ...

Polar bears hold the title of the largest carnivorous land mammals on the planet. They typically measure between seven to eight feet in length. Males are significantly larger than females, with large ...

LYNNWOOD — Jennie Warmouth was awestruck as she watched polar bears, weighing 1,000 pounds or more, lumbering across the Arctic pack ice. Blue whales, 100 feet in length and weighing 200 tons, spouted ...

YOU never forget your first visit to Alaska — especially the Aleutian Islands. When I was commander of the Coast Guard district that serves Alaska, I came to know the waters surrounding the Aleutian ...

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration agreed today to finally make a decision on designating critical habitat in Alaska for two ice-seal species. Both bearded and ringed seals are listed as threatened ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing tourists ...

The Arctic fox is a resilient and highly adaptable mammal that thrives in some of the world’s harshest climates. Found across ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced two proposed rules today to designate critical habitat protections for Arctic ice seals in Alaska. The new rules for ringed seals and ...