Greenland’s remote eastern fjords are a place of elemental beauty, where glaciers carve through the land, musk oxen roam ...

Bear-dar is designed to survey the landscape and detect anything that moves. It can be used by communities as an early ...

Bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

CONEY ISLAND — Thousands ‘brrr-ought’ in the new year at the 123rd annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge on Thursday, Jan.1. The tradition challenges brave souls to take a dip into the frigid ...

The warming of the Arctic is transforming not only its ice but also the genetics of its inhabitants. According to a study ...

It's a beautiful story out of the arctic to end your year on a good note. A polar bear mom took on a second (presumably ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

Sponsored again by Arctic Glacier, the annual New Year’s Day tradition returns to McMurtrey Aquatic Center.

The National Geographic Endurance is a comfortable base for explorations in icy waters, whether in the Arctic or in the ...

These six award-winning polar images reveal how Arctic wildlife survives at the coldest edge of the living world. Here’s a ...

Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

A genetic analysis of polar bears in southeast Greenland found that genes related to heat-stress, aging, and metabolism are ...