Oil drilling in the Arctic may need to slow down, now that polar bears, iconic symbols of global warming, are headed for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, experts said.

The crew of four astronauts flew in a polar orbit for nearly four days to explore the Earth’s polar regions for the first time. The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the Fram2 crew of four splashed ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service updated rules governing how much Arctic oil drilling can bother the Beaufort Sea’s protected polar bears. A polar bear with her cubs along the Beaufort Sea.

South Street Seaport Museum will present Queer History: Polar Exploration. Learn all about queer maritime and polar history in this evening of free talks in this mini-symposium presented by the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Oil companies operating in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast will have a negligible effect on polar bears and walrus, according to a federal Appeals Court ...