A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...

The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s freezers ...

A third of the Arctic is now emitting climate-changing greenhouse gasses after thousands of years of storing them, according ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

During a rare Gulf Coast freeze, biologist Scott Solomon went to Brazos Bend State Park to observe how wildlife cope. An alligator surprised him.

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to ...

Many of the bird species that arctic foxes hunt during the summer migrate south to escape the harsh winter weather. The foxes ...

Alaska’s Arctic Ocean shores had been known to hold oil in some capacity since the 1800s. Native Alaskans would cut blocks of tundra to use as fuel for heat, as the frozen grass was soaked with ...

Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...

The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of ...

Snow is more than just a pretty blanket over the landscape––it’s a phenomenon packed with surprising abilities.

The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related ...