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America hosts many animals, including the beautiful, ugly, cute, dangerous, wild, and domesticated. Among these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large ...

"Published as part of the International Polar Year 2007-2008"--T.p. verso. Contents The ocean-sea ice-atmosphere system of the Hudson Bay complex / D.B. Stewart and D.G. Barber -- Changing sea ice ...

A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate change reshapes the region's food web. A team of ...

A new study shows how nematode worms freeze when trapped by fungi, using a sleep circuit repurposed as a survival mechanism.

After nearly a decade of trying to learn details about polar bears’ denning habits in the Arctic, researchers have captured cubs emerging from dens on video for the first time. The footage was filmed ...

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear – one of the most dangerous predators on the ...

"Last summer, I was shocked," Belchev said, about his concerns from a recent visit. "Where are all the birds?'" More broadly, failing bird populations suggest unhealthy habitats — and seabirds play ...