Mosquitoes were discovered in Iceland for the first time, potentially ending the country's mosquito-free status, adding to ...

Set sail in style with Atlas Ocean Voyages’ polar-class yachts as you embark on the journey of a lifetime to the high Arctic.

The Arctic Circle cuts across eight countries at roughly 66° north latitude. Everything above that line offers midnight sun ...

In the high Arctic, roughly 640km (about 400 miles) from the North Pole, a crescent of mountains and ice rises from the sea: ...

As Earth warms at a record rate, winters are shorter and milder and there is less snow globally, creating clear challenges for winter sports that depend on cold, snowy conditions. With 100 days until ...

Beneath a frozen expanse in Alaska, tiny organisms survive in a dormant state, witnesses to bygone eras when mammoths still ...

Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

Explore the wild heart of Alaska in Katmai National Park, home to world-famous brown bears, massive salmon runs, moose, ...

Polar bears are more than hunters as their leftovers feed many Arctic animals, forming a vital food web threatened by melting ...

A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers ...

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.