From shorebirds flying between their Arctic breeding grounds and southerly foraging ranges to freshwater fish returning to native spawning streams, migratory animals are struggling. About half of all ...

Dramatic landscapes and rich biodiversity characterize Alaska’s unique environment. Alaska is the only US state with ...

The Hidden Connection Between Polar Bears And Sea Ice That Keeps The Arctic Ecosystem Balanced: Polar bears critically depend ...

Scientists discovered towering methane ice structures and a thriving ecosystem at Molloy Ridge in the Greenland Sea. These deep-sea formations, the deepest cold seeps in the Arctic, support diverse ...

For about three decades, beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins greeted more than a million annual visitors to Marineland of Canada. In the sprawling 162-hectare (400-acre) theme park, located a ...

Maralyn and Maurice initially set off with an attitude of wonder and reverence for nature — Maurice especially deplored the damage that humans unleash on the natural world — and yet they end up having ...

This awards season, watch the first-ever Nature Breaking Awards, honoring excellence in the fields of wildlife & ecosystems.

The retreat of ice in the Barents Sea could be strengthening a key ocean current that regulates global climate.

The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar ice cap for the 100th time since World War II.

Some of the smallest marine species are actually the most important because all other life depends on them. Phytoplankton are ...

The exercise is the latest to train service members for operations in the strategically important Arctic region.

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Ano Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...