"The Arctic is just an indicator for me of what's likely to come to all of us," York said. "It's nature's way of telling us we need to do something." Arctic ice approaches historic low, ...

“A third of the Arctic is frozen penguin wee,” says Senan, who learned this fact from O’Neill’s book. “And shrimps’ hearts are in their head,” says Cillian, matching him with another ...

The future of Arctic mosquitoes (Aedes nigripes) in western Greenland depends on aquatic habitat and access to blood meals, according to a new study. The study found that female mosquitoes ...

Most polar bears live north of the Arctic Circle to the North Pole. This includes Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway.

There’s a lot more to the northernmost part of our globe than just frigid landscapes. Read on for some fascinating facts about the Arctic region and the people and wildlife who call it home. 1 ...

THE Mollusca, as an ancient, widely distributed and relatively diversified group of animals, provide favourable material for biogeographical study. The freshwater and terrestrial Mollusca of the ...

Arctic fox: Habitat. Arctic foxes are found in the Circumpolar Arctic, a region that includes areas across the northernmost ...

Shrinking Arctic ice reduces natural habitat for polar bears 02:26. At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists ...

Highly adapted to living in the cold, the Arctic hare has shortened ears and limbs and almost a quarter of its body is made up of fat. Fast Facts Common name: Arctic hare Scientific name: Lepus ...

Arctic char are carnivores. They mostly feed on shrimp, insect larvae, snails, clams and some small fish. Habitat and distribution. Arctic char can be found across the Arctic Ocean, including the ...