While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the Arctic has a wealth of wildlife to observe and terrains to explore ...

Scientists in Svalbard were shocked to find rain and greenery instead of snow during Arctic winter fieldwork. The event ...

New regulations present challenges to wildlife viewing in Svalbard, but they haven’t sent tourism into a deep freeze, says Sarah Marshall.

Learn fascinating arctic fox facts and about their amazing adaptations that help them survive in one of the coldest places on the planet.

Polar bears are magnificent creatures of the Arctic, known for their majestic presence and survival skills. Spotting these magnificent animals in their natural habitat is a rare and unforgettable ...

In the "Polar Bear Capital of the World," vanishing ice is threatening to wipe out the polar bears -- and the town's livelihood. But Churchill's inhabitants say they'll survive. 03/17/2006 17:30 UTC ...

For years, as the world has warmed, the territories of polar bears and grizzly bears have started to overlap. Grizzlies now venture into the Arctic more often. In doing so, they occasionally cross ...

Shrinking Arctic ice reduces natural habitat for polar bears 02:26. At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists ...

Just how and when polar bears adapted to the Arctic is still debated. In this study , a team analyzed the genomes of 119 modern polar bears, 135 modern brown bears, and two fossilized polar bears.

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble. A polar bear nurses her cub, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba.

A worker at a remote work site in the Canadian Arctic was recently attacked and killed by a pair of polar bears. The unidentified staffer with logistics company Nasittuq Corporation was killed ...