THE Messrs. Nelson have in the present work made a praiseworthy attempt at innovation on the usual style of drawing-room book; for that “The Arctic World” is meant mainly for the drawing-room table ...

Herds of horses, bison and reindeer could play a significant part in saving the world from an acceleration in global heating. That is the conclusion of a recent study showing how grazing herbivores ...

Animals in the Arctic, including reindeer and golden eagles, are migrating earlier due to climate change, say researchers who have gathered a huge amount of data to study the behaviour of 86 Arctic ...

The walrus, now 280 miles south of his first sighting, has been drawing in tourists with his antics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

State game managers reduced bag limits for subsistence and nonresident hunters this week to preserve the declining Western Arctic Caribou Herd. The Alaska Board of Game concluded its meeting in ...

Two newly identified primatelike mammals once lived in the Arctic, which could help us understand how species there today may adapt as the climate heats up Learning about how species responded to ...

Polar bears, walruses and belugas are just a few of the large, ionic mammals that rely on the icy remoteness of the Arctic to survive. As the climate changes and sea ice melts, it becomes more ...

The remains of animals dating back more than 10,000 years have been found in a cave in northern Norway providing the oldest example of an animal community living in the European Arctic region.

President Barack Obama surprised environmentalists and the fossil fuel industry alike when he announced a permanent, sweeping ban on oil drilling in much of the U.S. waters in the Arctic and Atlantic ...