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The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

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Greenland's relatively isolated indigenous culture finds itself increasingly exposed to the world just as Trump pushes to ...

These stunning, prize-winning images of nature seen from above reveal a new perspective of our planet’s landscapes, oceans ...

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A polar air mass has brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing ...

Donald Niedekker’s “Strange and Perfect Account From the Permafrost” offers an ambitious view of human history and is full of ...