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.

It is extremely difficult to extract material in the Arctic. An associate professor of our department participated in a number of international research expeditions. His scientific collections ...

A Dumbo octopus was caught on camera during an Arctic exploration by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration and the University of Alaska ...

It may be odd to think about, but the strangest of the strange creatures, octopuses, may hold information related to Antarctica’s ice sheets. In a new study, scientists have examined the genes ...

While other octopus books study the animal's behavior ... However, as the book describes, the Arctic oceans are warming, and Scheel has noticed the opposite effects: fewer blooms and, thus ...

They had quite a time trying to octopus proof her tank. Our little arctic octopus live a long life, up to 6 years. Unfortunately, when the females mature and lay their eggs they stop eating and ...

“It’s like doing a 23andMe on the octopus,” Lau said, referring to the genetic testing company. “This information gets passed down from parents to children and grandchildren and so on.

Turquet's octopus made an ideal candidate for studying WAIS, she said, because the species is found all around the continent and fundamental information about it has already been answered by ...

A huge ice sheet appears to have melted about 120,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those on Earth today, according to a DNA study that mapped octopus movements. By Delger ...