Shrinking glaciers expose new land in the Arctic, creating unique ecosystems.  Queen Mary University of London researchers ...

Arctic foxes, and ringed seals. Admittedly, I fell a bit for the marketing jargon and glossy photos of virginal blue glaciers. The cruise line told me to anticipate “teeming wildlife ...

Expedition cruising is one of the fastest-growing segments in the cruise industry where passengers can experience pristine ...

A pup takes his turn at a muskox carcass. The wolves have few competitors on Ellesmere, mainly other arctic wolves, foxes, and some carnivorous birds. After the meal, it’s time to play.

In the Arctic, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon generates some of the oddest clouds on Earth. Up there, streaky wisps can swiftly transform into towering thunderstorms. These strange clouds are ...

This gives better camouflage when surface snow and ice have melted away. Arctic foxes have small ears. This help prevent heat loss. The ears of arctic foxes are pointed forwards and so are very ...

A bird flu outbreak that has infiltrated six continents and is wreaking havoc in U.S. farms is among a group of avian ...

This cold world is home to polar bears, Arctic foxes, seals, reindeer, walruses and whales, whose populations boom while they’re in their summer feeding grounds. There are also scores of ...

Ptarmigans, beluga whales, arctic foxes, caribou, muskrats, snowy owls, snowshoe and arctic hares, and seals can also be seen here. Polar bears, the kings of the arctic, come ashore in the summer ...

Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic organisms colonize the newly exposed landscapes. Dr. James ...

As mass tourism arrives in the Arctic Circle, global warming, over-hunting, and massive mosquitoes threaten to scuttle even ...

and tundra shared by Arctic foxes, reindeer and polar bears. The researchers are trained in recognising polar bear behaviours and safe handling of firearms, in case of an encounter with a bear ...