Have you ever wondered how some life forms keep going in places so cold we’d call them frozen? Places humans wouldn't dare ...

Polar bears, the iconic creatures of the Arctic, have a role that extends beyond their status as apex predators. They are ...

As part of Polar Bear Week (Nov. 2-8), a new artificial intelligence-based system, which has been in a testing phase in the Far North for several years, has been officially launched to alert communiti ...

An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old.

The Australian government says it's "disappointed" after an international conservation meeting in Hobart failed to reach agreement on improved protection measures in Antarctica.

Approximately 71% of Earth’s surface is covered in water. Five main bodies make up the world’s oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, ...

The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically ...

The search for a famed polar exploration shipwreck led researchers to discover geometric patterns created by fish on the Antarctic seafloor.

The newly identified species was small, hornless and possibly covered in fur, which would have helped it survive dark, cold ...

Many of nature’s apex predators guard their dinner from scavengers until they’ve gobbled up every last morsel and licked the ...

Doncaster’s Yorkshire Wildlife Park has staged a prestigious conference devoted to animal conservation. The three-day BIAZA’s ...

Polar bears are more than hunters as their leftovers feed many Arctic animals, forming a vital food web threatened by melting ...