The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.

Russia accused Norway of militarising the Svalbard archipelago and said on Friday it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador to ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...

Scientists warned on Thursday that the long-term health of Inuit hunters in eastern Greenland was under threat, due to ...

Scientists warned on Thursday that the long-term health of Inuit hunters in eastern Greenland was under threat, due to so-called "forever chemicals" in the atmosphere and their diet of polar ...

This is a remote and isolated location in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of northeastern Russia. Its unique genetic makeup distinguishes the Wrangel Island Bear from other polar bear subpopulations.

Touchine will participate in Sunday’s Olcott Polar Bear Swim, an annual event that encourages participants to plunge into the icy waters of Lake Ontario to raise funds for charity. Funds raised ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Some of 2461 polar swimmers get out of the water after breaking a world record for the largest polar bear ...

The previous record was 1,799 swimmers who participated in the polar bear dip in Mielno, Poland, on the Baltic Sea on Feb. 15, 2015, according to Guinness World Records.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake ...

Credit: Simon Gee/Kt Miller/Steven C Amstrup/Polar Bears International/Cover Images Researchers have revealed astonishing new insights into the lives of polar bear cubs by studying them as they emerge ...