In mid-January, a team of scientists were sailing aboard a research vessel in frigid Antarctic waters. They planned to investigate an unexplored section of the Bellingshausen Sea and the creatures ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Several researchers the Barents Observer spoke with underline that sea ice extent has already changed dramatically. Just a ...

It is common knowledge that Arctic cleanup work is challenging and expensive. Long distances, hard-to-access areas, scattered ...

A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate ...

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At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing ...

The polar bear stands at the top of the Arctic food chain, perfectly adapted to one of the harshest environments on Earth. As the ultimate apex predator, it relies on strength, stealth ...

This data, which combines the extent of sea ice from the Arctic and Antarctic, has records that date back to the late 1970s. Previously, 2023 held the record low for global ice following decades ...

Britain will feel the bite of winter’s return for another 10 days as shifting Arctic winds put the nation in the path of a collapsing Polar Vortex. Snow is back on the cards for parts of the country ...

With fewer opportunities to catch food, many polar bears are starving, and their populations are shrinking. This doesn’t just impact the bears—it ripples through the entire Arctic ecosystem. If polar ...