In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of ...

New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...

Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals — but scientists warn it may not last.

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation ...

Sweet footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) shows an adorable sea lion sticking its tongue out at the ...

Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.

Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs ...

Greenland ranks eighth globally in rare earth reserves, hosting two of the world's largest known deposits.

Instead of growing leaner like polar bears in other parts of the Arctic, those in Svalbard have gained body fat. Read more at ...

When glacier algae flourish, promoted by the dust, they effectively paint the ice a darker colour, reducing its capacity to reflect sunlight and increasing the amount of heat absorbed from it.