For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and ...

A refuge for wildlife The reserve is a sanctuary for many Arctic wildlife, including caribou populations that have experienced sharp global declines in recent years. The reserve’s open tundra provides ...

Falcons are a class of birds best known for their speed, vision and hunting prowess. Here’s the story of perhaps the most ...

A much-loved Suffolk wildlife park has welcomed many new arrivals. Here are the new animals you can see at Jimmy's Farm. The Wherstead wildlife park welcomed a female pygmy goat kid on Monday, May 19.

Arctic fox in winter time in Siberian tundra. Image by Alexey_Seafarer via Depositphotos. The Arctic fox is a testament to adaptability and survival in one of the harshest environments on the planet.

More information: Ellen Bowler et al, AI sea ice forecasts for Arctic conservation: A case study predicting the timing of caribou sea ice migrations, Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2025).

The study suggests that between 2.6 and 1.8 million years ago, the Arctic featured a mix of boreal, temperate, and extinct species, including early arctic animals – nothing like the ecosystems we see ...

There are three types of tundra biomes: Arctic tundra, Antarctic tundra, and Alpine tundra. Here's a closer look at each of these ecosystems and the plants and animals that live there.

Banner image: Reindeer are iconic Arctic animals adapted to thrive in extreme cold, but new extreme winter weather conditions, including higher temperatures and rain-on-snow events, are ...

Rapid climate change is upending plant communities in the Arctic, with species flourishing in some areas and declining in others, according to a new study in Nature. The decades-long investigation, ...