From Arctic wolves to a rampaging rhino to an impressionistic image of waves, this contest showcases some of the best nature images of the year.

The Batagaika crater in eastern Siberia, half a mile wide and growing, is the largest of many across the Arctic. As permafrost laced with buried ice thaws, the ground collapses, forming craters or ...

Color change in animals is a response shaped by evolution. Each species has developed its own method and reason for this ...

This statistic reflects not only limited access to market food but also the disruptions to Arctic ecosystems impacting traditional food availability. The primary food sources for many Indigenous ...

Even as global emissions plateau, new research shows that wildlife in the Arctic is exposed to rising levels, posing a risk to those who eat it. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Russia’s spy hunters are ...

Unlike China, India is seen as slow-playing its Arctic card, choosing to cooperate with the Council and present itself as a 'responsible stakeholder' by engaging with all sides on key issues.

Black carbon emissions from European shipping in the Arctic have been significantly underestimated, a new study suggests. Produced by the incomplete combustion of fuels in ship engines ...

The team had a rare opportunity to study a male common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that had lost three arms in what they believe to be a past encounter with a predator. The octopus had lost the ...

When China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin meet, one theme surfaces with clockwork regularity: Arctic collaboration. In every joint statement issued during their state visits since ...

The Arctic is warming 3.5 times faster than the global average, scientists have warned, raising new security threats for the UK. Melting Arctic ice is opening up more routes for shipping and ...

Michigan DNR provided 400,000 Arctic grayling eggs to three Native American tribes for reintroduction into state waterways. Arctic grayling, a freshwater fish once prevalent in Michigan ...