The coldest country in the world offers a remote destination with rewarding experiences of northern lights viewing, polar ...

Atlas Ocean Voyages has two big announcements to share regarding its Arctic voyages: a new expedition and the welcome return ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment has shown that sea ice in the Southern Ocean plays a significant ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

A polar bear trudges across the Arctic Ocean, block by block, in this Oct. 2 video. (Benjamin Hardman via YouTube) ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

Polar bears are the ultimate survivors of the Arctic, thriving in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius and frequently diving into the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean.

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

More than polar bears are threatened in this changing gateway to the Arctic, where warmer waters melt sea ice earlier in the year and the open ocean lingers longer.

Hidden Planet Arctic animals are battling more diseases in recent decades. Here’s why. Stories have surfaced of animals such as polar bears fighting off new diseases, and sometimes losing that ...

Image of polar bear with plastic hanging from its mouth shortlisted for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 award. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Implications for global mercury regulation. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. In the Arctic, top predators like polar bears and toothed whales, concentrations are now 20–30 times higher than ...