As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...

Quick Take Polar bears are showing rapid DNA changes in response to warming climates, a rare adaptation that may help ...

A hybrid grolar bear saga is unfolding in the Arctic, and the tale of this strange family has much to tell us about nature on ...

A photographer captured a beautiful moment in Svalbard's Arctic waters, but climate change threatens to change that.

The Polar Bear Capital of the World sounds like a prime spot to observe the animals, and researchers who did just that came away with a stark warning. A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova ...

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ...

Discover how Arctic animals survive extreme cold with special traits like thick fur, blubber and camouflage. Learn about top species mastering life below freezing.

The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to have ever ...

Scientists say that PFAS, nicknamed "forever chemicals," are building up in animals like polar bears, seals, and birds and at alarming levels in the Arctic. People living in the Arctic, they add, are ...

So, how do the animals that live in snowy landscapes adapt to survive freezing temperatures? From furry noses to group hugs, here are a few of the ingenious ways they stay warm an ...

Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How does an average person travel to the arctic? Can they? What does it take ...