UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...

Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.

After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each ...

Comparing fur samples collected from animals in Svalbard, Norway, an international team of researchers first identified that ...

Polar bears have adapted perfectly to their Arctic home. This includes not only the thick layer of blubber and the warm fur - it also has to be unwashed and greasy, as a study shows. The post Oily ...

Ocean's Giant The blue whale is a true marvel of the marine world. Known as the largest animal to ever exist on Earth, these ...

A badger appearing to admire a Banksy-style graffiti version of itself has won the Natural History Museum's 2024 Wildlife ...

A badger appearing to admire a Banksy - of a badger - has won the Natural History Museum's 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the ...

New research reveals that polar bears use more than just thick fur to survive the Arctic—they also have a natural oil that ...

Things in the Arctic have never been hotter. In the past year, Russian nuclear submarines have practiced firing cruise missiles near NATO members Norway, Finland and Sweden. That drill followed ...

The ArcticCam gives the real-time view from the second floor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner building in Fairbanks, Alaska. The camera is looking south toward the Chena River and downtown ...

The Arctic region is important for the Netherlands and for the health of the planet. The region is warming up to four times faster than the global average. A warmer climate in the Arctic has global ...