Whimbrels in northeastern Alaska take dramatically different migration routes to South America and winter in different countries.

It may be the most enduring love story in the shorebird world, two birds coming together from different parts of the hemisphere. Hudsonian whimbrels are famously faithful, often mating for life and ...

Remains of an ancient Arctic rhino indicate that land mammals traversed the North Atlantic via land bridges, and did so much more recently than previously thought.

The first people to reach the Kitsissut Islands off the north-west coast of Greenland were Indigenous peoples, who crossed ...

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A trio of gray whales were spotted traveling off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Wednesday, February 11.Mauricio Tassara, who operates under the Instagram handle @empty_drone, ...

NATO is considering an Arctic Sentry mission to ease tensions between Denmark and the United States over Greenland's future status. The plan would boost Arctic surveillance and defense, countering ...

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The environment is changing rapidly around the melting Thwaites Glacier. Seals can collect data in waters that ships could ...

Forecasters say that the polar vortex will usher in waves of frigid air across parts of the U.S. through January. The "more active polar vortex will drive colder air and snow across the central and ...

Princess Ingrid of Norway, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit, continues her historic official visit across the remote, snow-covered regions of northern Norway. The ...

This story has been edited to correct an error. Judah Cohen is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our old wintertime friend the polar vortex ...