It’s hard to miss a musk ox: It looks like a buffalo decked out in a hairy fur coat. And yet this easy-to-spot giant, which lives on tundras from Siberia to Greenland, is still surprisingly mysterious ...

Discover how Arctic animals survive extreme cold with special traits like thick fur, blubber and camouflage. Learn about top species mastering life below freezing.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is working on developing a new, warmer fiber for use in military grade uniforms that will keep people posted in Arctic regions warmer and dryer than they ...

Discover the formidable presence of the Musk Ox with this intense close-up video. The footage focuses on the animal's massive head, highlighting its defining features: the thick, curved horns (boss) ...

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska has long protected survivors of the Ice Age, but this frozen fortress is melting due to climate change. For the caribou, musk oxen, polar bears and Arctic ...

“Here is the largest land mammal of the polar zones, but we hardly know anything about musk oxen,” said Joel Berger, a wildlife biologist at Colorado State University and a senior scientist at the ...

In a warming landscape, pregnant female musk oxen may struggle to find enough food for their unborn calves, the researchers found. “Here is the largest land mammal of the polar zones, but we hardly ...