Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

These 75 winter trivia questions (and answers) can put your seasonal knowledge to the test in a fun, gamified way. By the ...

Anyone surprised or disappointed when the Red Sox didn’t come home from the Winter Meetings with a stud free agent simply hasn’t been paying attention. They’ve been trotting out similar versions of ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nora, a beloved polar bear, will soon bid her final farewell to Portlanders. The 10-year-old female’s final day at the Oregon Zoo will be this Sunday, Nov. 30. Her next stop is ...

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. Greenland is at a pivotal ...

In early 1993, the Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson arrived at the most remote settlement in Greenland, a lonely town in the east that is tucked away in the world’s largest fjord system, which ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...