Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 17 (April 26, 2022), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) The Eocene–Oligocene Transition (∼33.9 Ma) marks the largest step ...

As the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on Earth, animals that have evolved to survive the cold face unprecedented challenges. While scientists are learning more about how modern wildlife ...

Three new species of walnuts have been found above the Arctic Circle, remnants of a time when the North and South Poles were covered in forests. In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) -- The Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary in Colorado has prepared their property for a drastic drop in temperatures over the weekend. Staff and volunteers spent their day ...

Global warming has been much in the news lately, as has debate over the extent of its anthropogenic nature. Worst-case scenarios envision a tipping point wherein a runaway accumulation of greenhouse ...

Genetic studies show there’s still a lot to learn about cross-species mating in the Arctic. Spotting polar-grizzly bear hybrids in the wild can be tricky. This polar bear's darker face and body shape ...

The remains of animals dating back more than 10,000 years have been found in a cave in northern Norway providing the oldest example of an animal community living in the European Arctic region.

Subsistence hunters in Northwest Alaska and several North Slope communities are now allowed to hunt only 15 caribou a year – a significant decrease from five animals a day. Non-local hunters are ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Winter calving season is here, and that means more baby livestock are stumbling on ranches across the state. With the possibility of another arctic air mass in the forecast, ranchers ...

State game managers reduced bag limits for subsistence and nonresident hunters this week to preserve the declining Western Arctic Caribou Herd. The Alaska Board of Game concluded its meeting in ...