The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

The meltdown extends beyond the Arctic. Antarctica recently flirted with a record low in its own annual sea ice minimum – ...

The arctic tundra often lacks sunshine. Summer days last 24 hours, yet the sun remains low on the horizon. During the winter, ...

They hibernate through winter for nine months – which gives ... how to find one species of tiny insect amidst such a vast expanse of Arctic tundra still frozen solid? The first task for the ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, ...

Swells of Siberian tundra roll north toward the Arctic Ocean; a reindeer herd grazes ... “Our reindeer were too weak for the long journey.” In the winter of 2013-14, an unusual warm spell ...

Text by Arik Gabbai A female wolverine roams the Arctic tundra at the edge of the Brooks Range, on Alaska’s North Slope. Peter Mather No creature of the Far North is less beloved than the wolverine.

In the winter, these foxes boast a long white coat that sheds to short, dark gray to bluish-brown fur in the summer. They measure three feet from nose to tail and weigh between six and 12 pounds.

Common and hoary redpolls are 2 closely related finches of the boreal forest and Arctic tundra ... The rostrata breeds in tundra scrub, where it overlaps with the hoary. Winter: forms large ...

In winter, their white fur acts as camouflage ... Wildlife presenter Ferne Corrigan takes a look at the Arctic tundra and how plants and animals have adapted to live in this biome.