Melting sea ice has been a challenge for wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. A recent study published in Global Change ...

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Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the ...

Among these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large claws on all four feet, ...

The animals are a key draw for people embarking on sailings to Norwegian-ruled archipelago Svalbard, as they can be observed ...

Study by Plymouth researchers shows 21 per cent of the ocean has dimmed in two decades, endangering life dependent on natural light.

Despite falling global mercury emissions, mercury levels in Arctic wildlife continue to rise. A new study reveals that ocean currents are delivering legacy mercury pollution from distant regions ...

More information: Ellen Bowler et al, AI sea ice forecasts for Arctic conservation: A case study predicting the timing of caribou sea ice migrations, Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2025).

Banner image: Reindeer are iconic Arctic animals adapted to thrive in extreme cold, but new extreme winter weather conditions, including higher temperatures and rain-on-snow events, are ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou ...

A new review on zoonotic infections (diseases spread by animals) in the Canadian Arctic offers important guidance to clinicians, as the region gains global attention and climate change raises the ...

Estimates of the oldest permafrost in the northern hemisphere, in Siberia’s Kolyma region, range between one million and three million years. The combined mass of continuous permafrost in the Arctic ...