A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism
China and Russia have a big lead in efforts to control once impenetrable Arctic waters. The U.S. is spending billions on new icebreakers in a race to catch up.

STORY: :: Trine Lise Sviggum Helgerud/Norwegian Polar Institute

A warming climate is shrinking their Arctic home.

But a new study has found...

Global warming is threatening these endangered animals by shrinking Arctic sea ice. In Svalbard, polar bears, dangerous predators with thick white fur, are stil...
The atmosphere is a complicated place. Warm temperatures in one spot can contribute to brutally cold storms somewhere else.
In 1951, the French Explorer Jean Malaurie witnessed the building of a US military base in Greenland in near total secrecy, which marked an irreversible turning...
Jumping genes are changing polar bear DNA to better survive in warmer climates as temperatures rise and fragment their habitat.
Thousands of thrill-seekers brrr-aved frigid 27-degree weather to kick off the New Year with an icy splash at Coney Island’s annual polar bear plunge Thursday...
Study reveals climate change activates “jumping genes” in polar bears
A new study suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it's due to the impacts of climate change.
The new subscription-free fitness band is a solid competitor to Whoop, but with a big caveat.
New York City could see its first snow of the season on Tuesday as a powerful polar vortex sweeps across the eastern half of the country, bringing frigid temper...
Forecasters have placed New York City, Long Island, and parts of New Jersey under a freeze watch as unseasonably bone-chilling temperatures are expected to blan...
A Finnish investigator told 60 Minutes that the container vessel Newnew Polar Bear was responsible for the damage when it dragged its anchor over undersea cable...
Polar bears took over an abandoned research station in Russia. Photos show them making themselves comfortable.