Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How ...

Earlier this year our international team of scientists from the Refuge Arctic consortium departed Iqaluit, Nvt. on a 56-day ...

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The Arctic Report Card covers October through September each year, and 2024 was the second-warmest year on record for the ...

Two small, genetically distinct groups of killer whales now live in the Arctic, after migrating from more southern regions of the Atlantic Ocean ... of a few of the animals to find out where ...

The Arctic of today looks stunningly different from the Arctic of even one to two decades ago. Over the Arctic Report Card’s ...

Arctic Report Card, released Dec. 10, we brought together 97 scientists from 11 countries, with expertise ranging from wildlife to wildfire and sea ice to snow, to report on the state of the Arctic ...

Although it isn't the largest or deepest ocean, the Atlantic Ocean is home to some pretty strange animals, from venomous ...

From animal journeys across oceans to the discovery of dozens of new species in the deep sea, these stories wowed us ...

These animals (mostly sea creatures) are the longest-living animals on Earth, and their lifespans are surprising, if not ...

Discover 15 amazing animals exclusive to the US. From the Olympic Marmot of Washington to the Texas Blind Salamander, these ...

The Arctic's ice cover could dip below a crucial threshold as soon as 2027, and will do so inevitably in the next 20 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue, scientists warn.