Environmentalists say the Ninth Circuit should have jurisdiction over a dispute over 160 million acres of protected seal ...

Human-caused global warming, agriculture and deforestation are threatening the environments these creatures need to survive.

More than a quarter of all animals, plants and fungi assessed are at risk of extinction, according to the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Today’s update also reveals that more than half of bird ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing tourists ...

Along coastal regions in the Northwest Arctic, a staple fish may be expanding its habitat because of warming waters. That is a key finding from a two-year study that monitored sheefish movements using ...

The bear scientists shot in the Canadian arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of its fur was white. Call it ...

FILE - In this June 27, 2005, file photo, an Arctic grayling is shown in Emerald Lake in Bozeman, Mont. U.S. wildlife officials have rejected special protections for the fish species that’s been at ...

Since the end of the Cold War, Washington has generally overlooked the Arctic. However, this region, also known as the High ...

TULSA, Okla. —The Tulsa Zoo's arctic fox habitat renovations are complete and two new female arctic foxes can be seen in the Life in the Cold building. The zoo said after completing their quarantine ...

Norway's engineers had created a novel invention to help Arctic seals: floating "ice pods" that give the animals somewhere to "rest, raise pups, and survive" amid a warming planet and melting sea ice.

Researchers at the University of Surrey and the University of Milano-Bicocca have partnered with SAGA Space Architects to investigate the psychological impact of social isolation in harsh environments ...