Polar bears are highly dependent on sea ice as a platform to hunt their prey, and with record low concentrations continuing to be seen in the Arctic, these large carnivores face a real fight for ...

The strategy, which covers the period from 2026 to 2040, aims to support polar research and address defense concerns – though ...

Learn why polar bears have white fur and other cool facts, plus WWF’s efforts to protect them and their Arctic habitat from climate change.

Each fall, Churchill, a town of 800, swells into the thousands as wildlife photographers and bear lovers travel to the small ...

The extreme light environment of the Earth's polar regions fosters unique conditions that could play a crucial role in maintaining global biodiversity over time, a new study by Finnish researchers ...

Polar bears have a thick layer of fat below two layers of fur that help trap their internal body heat. According to Polar Bears International, these layers keep them so warm that adult males can ...

Scientists have unveiled a remarkable discovery beneath the Arctic ice, revealing a hidden ecosystem thriving in one of the planet’s most inhospitable environments. This groundbreaking find, announced ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) – With arctic air unleashed from the high latitudes of North America, barreling south toward the United States, you are undoubtedly going to hear the term polar vortex thrown ...

The polar vortex rages in the arctic during the winter, producing winds up to 150 miles per hour. But when that vortex weakens, arctic air escapes to more southerly latitudes, which creates ...

An Air-Deployable Expendable Ice Buoy is sent into the Arctic in 2017 from a Royal Danish Air Force C-130 aircraft operating out of Thule Air Base in Greenland as part of the International Arctic Buoy ...

The polar vortex is an area of low pressure, a wide expanse of swirling cold air that is parked in polar regions, according to NOAA.