The Arctic is one of the most punishing environments on Earth, where survival depends on extreme specialization. Animals competing in this biome must balance energy efficiency, insulation, and ...

Expedition micro cruise specialist Secret Atlas announced its 2027 summer Arctic season, featuring itineraries to Scoresbysund fjord system and Svalbard. The season focuses on wildlife viewing, ...

Greenland’s remote eastern fjords are a place of elemental beauty, where glaciers carve through the land, musk oxen roam ancient valleys and human resilience is tested against the raw power of nature.

The U.S. Coast Guard is updating its fleet, adding up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreaker ships as part of joint security efforts between the United States and Finland. USCG made the ...

Winter is hard, and for wildlife in Colorado, it's even harder. To survive, many species have developed adaptations over hundreds of thousands of years that allow them to weather the storms, including ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Winter is hard, and for wildlife in Colorado, it’s even harder. To survive, many species have developed adaptations over hundreds of thousands of years that ...

In context: For all its strategic allure, the Arctic remains a frontier that resists human technology. While melting sea ice is opening new routes and raising interest in the region's wealth of ...

USCG Cutter Healy, shown here operating in the Gulf of Alaska, is one of three operational Arctic-capable icebreakers. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Coast Guard (USCG) awarded two contracts on 26 ...