Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...

A collection of hypothetical Arctic hybrid species made waves on the Smithsonian's website on Tuesday. The creatures are cute, but are they scientific?

Melting ice is causing changes to the shoreline, animal behavior and even leading to new archaeological discoveries as centuries-old artifacts are revealed for the first time. Take a look at some ...

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Arctic animals are battling more diseases in recent decades. Here’s why.© EKATERINA ANISIMOVA/AFP via Getty Images Researchers study a polar bear suspected to have alopecia.

Swedish photographer Christian Aslund visited the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, capturing images that recreated archive pictures of glaciers taken from the same locations more than 100 years ago.

Keeping tabs on polar bears, penguins, and other creatures via satellite can be cheaper, easier, and more accurate, scientists say.

He uses X-rays of Amazon plants and animals, which he layers atop satellite imagery of the dwindling forest. (The aerial surveys come from the Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts.) ...

“Two photos of the arctic taken 100 years apart showing the dramatic change in the continent’s ice cover. There is no time to waste. No planet B,” says the post from someone named Mike ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A mysterious animal that was spotted at Willamette Park in Portland over the weekend was an Arctic fox, wildlife experts confirmed on Tuesday. People took to social media ...

Beavers are invading Alaska's Arctic tundra as it warms, transforming the landscape like wildfire. Satellite images show rivers turning into trains of lush ponds as beavers build their dams.

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