More than 150 whales are stranded off the coast of Tasmania, Australia, according to local authorities.The state’s ...

When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

Polar bears are one of the largest mammals on land; only the African elephant can tower over the polar bear in this corner of ...

New research at NAU looks at faster warming in the Arctic, and highlights concern about risks to the U.S. of a political ...

Melting Sea Ice The Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a pace that alarms scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. This ...

This map shows the Arctic’s average carbon balance from 2002-2020. Land areas colored purple were a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The darkest purple clusters show areas where there ...

The Arctic region, often referred to as one of the ... polar bears are excellent swimmers and have been known to swim for miles to reach ice or land. In terms of behavior, polar bears are solitary ...

Hippopotamus – Third-largest land animals. – Adaptations for both land and water ... Blue whales can be found in all of the World’s oceans except the Arctic; they usually swim alone or in pairs.