“If we do it in the right way, we have a chance of making them environmentally friendly,” said Bodil Holst, a researcher at the University of Bergen in Norway who co-wrote the study published in the ...

Julian Carolan says researchers are looking at polar bear grease because it repels ice. That property could help replace the ...

Imagine a world where the majestic woolly mammoth roams the Arctic tundra once again, thousands of years after its extinction. It might sound like the plot of a science fiction movie, but ...

How soon will mammoths appear in zoos, and is it ethical to create copies of ourselves?Bloomberg has recently reported that the startup ...

In addition to swearing in Dr. Mike Sfraga as the United States’ first Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, the State ...

developed and issued two guiding documents to serve as roadmaps for this effort: the 2022 National Strategy for the Arctic ...

A team of US researchers end a geoengineering experiment meant to cool down the Alaskan Arctic over environmental risks.

and they perfected various Arctic adaptations, including hunting sea mammals, using dogs to pull sleds, and creating snowhouses or igloos. The Thule were proficient at sewing; they used animal ...

This scenario would dramatically reshape the Arctic, the fastest-warming region of Earth. A new review paper, published in Science on February 7, 2025, highlights these changes and their far ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Around the Tiers, in conjunction with the Ross Park Zoo, is spotlighting its Animal of the Month for February. The zoo has two arctic foxes, Blue and Lily. Arctic Foxes ...

New research reveals that polar bears use more than just thick fur to survive the Arctic—they also have a natural oil that ...

A new review on zoonotic infections—diseases transmitted by animals—in the Canadian Arctic provides timely guidance to clinicians as the region experiences heightened global interest as well ...