The Arctic Circle cuts across eight countries at roughly 66° north latitude. Everything above that line offers midnight sun ...

Set sail in style with Atlas Ocean Voyages’ polar-class yachts as you embark on the journey of a lifetime to the high Arctic.

The Arctic isn’t just warming faster than the rest of the planet - it has entered a new climate state where extreme events ...

Mosquitoes were discovered in Iceland for the first time, potentially ending the country's mosquito-free status, adding to ...

Beneath a frozen expanse in Alaska, tiny organisms survive in a dormant state, witnesses to bygone eras when mammoths still ...

Polar bears are more than hunters as their leftovers feed many Arctic animals, forming a vital food web threatened by melting ...

As Earth warms at a record rate, winters are shorter and milder and there is less snow globally, creating clear challenges for winter sports that depend on cold, snowy conditions. With 100 days until ...

About 23 million years ago, a species of rhinoceros - similar in size to the modern Indian rhino but lacking a horn - made its home in the challenging environment of the Canadian High Arctic, which at ...

In the high Arctic, roughly 640km (about 400 miles) from the North Pole, a crescent of mountains and ice rises from the sea: ...

A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers ...

Gates of the Arctic might be North America's most remote national park, but it's home to some extraordinary animals.

The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering ...