“Without extinction, there would likely be insufficient ecological ‘space’ available for new species.” What? Is this person saying that extinction is a good thing? But what about the ...

MYSTIC, CT — A young hooded seal typically found in the icy waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic was rescued from the Providence River last weekend, according to a statement from Mystic Aquarium.

As the planet heats up, the summer sea ice and all the superbly adapted life it supports—the bears, the seals, the walruses, the whales, the Arctic cod, the crustaceans, the ice algae—may well ...

From the polar ice caps to temperate waters, seals inhabit oceans worldwide, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

DESCRIPTION: Ringed seals, the most widespread Arctic marine mammal, have plump bodies decorated with prominent gray-white rings scattered across a light or dark gray coat. Adults vary widely in size ...

It is common knowledge that Arctic cleanup work is challenging and expensive. Long distances, hard-to-access areas, scattered ...

Find out the essential things to do in Tromsø for adventure seekers and history enthusiasts alike in this Arctic gateway.

Hughes took part in the Inuit community’s annual ice fishing competition for arctic char. Seal hunting is an essential part of life for the Inuit. The skin, like this one from a recent kill ...

U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019. People thought it was a joke at the time. But no one is ...

A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate change reshapes the region's food web.

The project will study Arctic food web structure over the next few years, and also use archive samples of seal teeth collected since the 1950s in the Norwegian Arctic and 1980s in the Canadian Arctic ...

Churchill, Canada — Here on the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada ... the bears need to get back to their frozen home to hunt seals and bulk up. "They're just dreaming of ice and being ...