The National Geographic Endurance is a comfortable base for explorations in icy waters, whether in the Arctic or in the ...

Routes between North America, Europe, and Asia routinely cross Greenland, northern Canada, or the Arctic Ocean. At the same time, scheduled commercial flights almost never cross Antarctica, even when ...

These six award-winning polar images reveal how Arctic wildlife survives at the coldest edge of the living world. Here’s a ...

A genetic analysis of polar bears in southeast Greenland found that genes related to heat-stress, aging, and metabolism are ...

From polar pack ice to Arctic archipelagos, these winning images reveal how life is exquisitely engineered to survive at the ...

Scientists found that sea ice cracks, pollution, and cloud formation interact to amplify Arctic warming faster than expected.

Temperatures in the Arctic continue to follow a long-term warming trend, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...

The Arctic is changing rapidly, and scientists have uncovered a powerful mix of natural and human-driven processes fueling ...

An Arctic blast is forecast to usher in multiple waves of dangerous cold to the Midwest and Northeast next week, forecasters ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...