Forecasters say the region’s sea ice will dwindle to a strip above Greenland and Canada. There, polar bears and others will ...

Within the rolling waters of the Arctic, there's a world brimming with mystery. Organisms twinkle like festive ornaments and ...

Despite global reductions in mercury emissions, mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife continue to rise. A study published in Nature Communications by researchers from Aarhus University and the ...

Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI June 12 (UPI) -- Mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife are on the rise despite reductions in mercury release, according to a new study published Thursday.

By working alongside Arctic peoples to protect key habitats and closely monitor changes in the environment, we can help give Arctic wildlife the best chance of adapting to a changing climate. But the ...

THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LIES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS REGION. WHENEVER I FLY NORTH TO THE REFUGE, I MAKE A STOP AT A REMOTE GWICH'IN COMMUNITY ON T SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE BROOKS ...

(Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Oil companies could buy oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but with new restrictions, under a plan released Wednesday.

The Biden administration on Wednesday took a step to advance legally mandated drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge — but plans to do so on the least amount of land possible. The administration ...

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was opened to drilling under President Donald J. Trump, a move that outraged environmentalists and overturned six decades of protections for the area, the ...

Bids for oil exploration rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain will be opened on Jan. 10, a day later than originally scheduled, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has said.

Arctic foxes are native to areas in the north, including Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, Canada and northern Russia. Wildlife Care Center staff believe she either accidentally escaped from captivity ...

June 12 (UPI) -- Mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife are on the rise despite reductions in mercury release, according to a new study published Thursday. Researchers from Aarhus University ...