Learn about the effects of a changing climate on the Arctic ecosystem and four of its well-known mammals: the polar bear, the walrus, the Arctic fox and the beluga whale. The term “climate ...

Though fishing, shipping, and oil and gas activities have expanded rapidly in the Arctic, “we have no idea what the whales are doing,” says Evert Mul, a Ph.D. student at UiT.

These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt. Without it, they spend more time in the cold water, where they expend too much energy.

The U.S. says climate change is helping Russia and China boost activity in the Arctic. Moscow and Beijing insist there's no cause for alarm.

A closer look at the 2021 Arctic Report Card. Continued loss of ice Arctic Sea ice – a central vital sign and one of the most iconic indicators of global climate change – is continuing to ...

At high latitudes in the Arctic during the depths of winter, the Sun stays below the horizon for 24 hours. This is called the polar night, and at the North Pole, the year is simply one day lasting ...

Tourists in Hudson Bay, Canada, are usually most eager to see polar bears. But in November of 2012, it was a snowy owl and an Arctic fox that stole the show. Over the course of about a week, the ...

Animals use floes as hunting platforms and to move about, but as the Arctic warms ice floes are rarer, smaller and more widely separated. Image courtesy of Knud Falk.

A National Geographic photographer's new book shows how stunning animals in the Arctic and Antarctic really are By Kevin Loria Aug 1, 2018, 8:06 AM PT ©Born to Ice by Paul Nicklen published by ...