Among these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large claws on all four feet, but the ones on its hind legs are unusually long, allowing it to dig into ...

Some animals don’t stay the same shade! From survival tactics to communication, these wild creatures use colour shifts to ...

As the Arctic warms, zoonotic infections are on the rise: Shifting animal behaviors and melting permafrost are creating new pathways for animal-borne diseases.

5 of the Fiercest Animals in the Tundra From savage seals to sly foxes, these creatures will do whatever it takes to survive in the frozen arctic.

New regulations present challenges to wildlife viewing in Svalbard, but they haven’t sent tourism into a deep freeze, says ...

For millennia, the tundra regions of the Arctic drew in carbon from the atmosphere and locked it in permafrost. That is the case no more, according to an annual report issued on Tuesday by the ...

The Arctic tundra has historically helped reduce global emissions. But rising temperatures and wildfires in the region are changing that, scientists say.

Trapped by ice and molded by genes, the Norwegian lemming split from its Siberian cousin just 35,000 years ago, a new study ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...