More: 'A major loon emergency': Dozens of loons fell from the sky in Wisconsin due to icy conditions, and some may still be stuck on the ground Seconds later Bartelt saw something besides lazy waves.

The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the creatures reproducing in a polar region ...

Built for the cold. These ancient fish were survivors. In the Late Cretaceous period, the Arctic saw four months of total darkness each year, with mean annual temperatures around 6°C and icy winters.

“The synchrotron allowed us to virtually reconstruct these fish in 3D, bone by bone,” said Van Loon. “It’s an incredible example of how modern imaging tools are unlocking secrets from the deep past.” ...

In this primeval setting, it is the loon’s song that will celebrate and defend its territory. But in a larger way, both the celebration and defense—in this case, stewardship—of 23 million acres of one ...

Ryan Brady of Washburn documented an Arctic loon on May 31 near Herbster in Lake Superior. ... The eBird map of Arctic loon sightings worldwide is essentially void of entries for the central U.S.

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.

Minnesota's State Bird the Common Loon is the American Birding Association's 2025 Bird of the Year. Here are some fun facts to know about Loons. Skip Navigation ...

Its range is in the high Arctic and northern shores of Canada. The Red-throated Loon is the smallest of its family and reaches the northernmost coast of Greenland. It can also take flight from water ...

The Arctic Loon is similar but larger than the Pacific Loon. It also has a green gloss on its throat, while the Pacific Loon shows purple. 4. They can be underwater for a while .