In the Arctic, winter can last for months without a single ray of sunlight, yet life there never completely stops. Beneath the ice and snow, many animals remain active through the long polar night, ...

These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best A polar bear mother and her clingy, but cute, cubs are photographed along the ...

The Arctic region -- The late cenozoic glaciations -- Marine invertebrates and fish -- Marine mammals -- Land invertebrates -- Fresh water communities -- Amphibia and reptiles -- Terrestrial birds and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A leap and a plunge into the snow could earn this arctic fox its supper. Jupiterimages/PHOTOS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reindeer covered with snow during the arctic winter. Reindeer Farm near Pyha in Finland north of the polar circle.© Danita ...

Mercury (Hg) is an environmental concern in the Arctic, where high concentrations are found in top predators such as polar bears and toothed whales. Despite declining atmospheric Hg emissions since ...

Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) have identified a new species of rhino that once roamed Canada's High Arctic 23 million years ago. The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal ...

June 12 (UPI) --Mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife are on the rise despite reductions in mercury release, according to a new study published Thursday. Researchers from Aarhus University and the ...

'Siu Go' and 'Trinity' died of old age at 11, according to theme park Hong Kong's Ocean Park has temporarily closed its ...