The majestic Western Arctic Caribou Herd in Alaska travels a distance equivalent to New York City to Seattle each year. But can it continue in the face of human-caused threats?

(Reuters) - Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible on Thursday and planted a national flag on the seabed to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic.

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...

People often confuse the Arctic with Antarctica. Both are cold and icy, but that’s basically where the similarities end. The Arctic is a region at the top of Earth consisting of an ocean—the Arctic ...

This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of ...

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and least deep among the five great oceans in the world, and is about 14 million square kilometers (5.4 million square miles). It lies on the northernmost end of the ...

Deep beneath the Arctic permafrost and ocean sediments, a massive reservoir of methane, often referred to as a “time bomb,” poses a significant threat to our climate. This potential for rapid release ...

With the summer heat still persisting, we want to offer you a trip to somewhere cool… VERY cool. Think- an icy silver landscape with cool blue waters and massive floating icebergs. Come on an arctic ...