Polar bears near the remote archipelago of Svalbard are getting heavier, not thinner, even as the sea ice they depend on continues to shrink. New research points to conservation history as a key ...

Polar bears—one of the most important apex predators in the food chain—are facing population decline amid climate change and ...

Around the same time as the heat starts blasting Phoenix, the polar vortex — a system that usually keeps frigid air penned up ...

A firsthand Arctic expedition inspires students to connect with wildlife, climate impacts, and real-world conservation solutions.

Longer summers are allowing more king penguin chicks to bulk up and survive the winter, but the penguins' main fishing area is shifting further away as temperatures rise ...

Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of U.S. data showed Wednesday, as ...

Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover ...

In the Arctic, a strange new predator is beginning to appear. As climate change pushes polar bears south and grizzlies north, the two species are starting to meet — and sometimes mate. The result is a ...

If we were to list some of the most common animals, we might think of sharks, foxes, or dolphins. However, the world has ...

The Trump administration is granting the Alaska oil industry’s request to update regulations that could allow the ...

Marybeth Holleman and Naomi Klouda will present ‘Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears: Navigating a Changing Climate’ at Valley Library on March 8.