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Hunters worry that in future years, ugruk and ice floes may be farther from Kotzebue across large expanses of open water, increasing the risk to boaters and lowering their chance of a successful hunt.

The migration cycle of harp seals is greatly threatened following a significant decrease in sea ice cover in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence. This year, the gulf has experienced its lowest amount sea ice since measuring began....

The Wadden Sea, known for being the largest unbroken system of tidal flats and wetlands on Earth, stretches from Denmark and Germany through the Netherlands...

As well as summarizing sea ice changes, NOAA’s 2020 Arctic Report Card features two reports that document the biggest advantage of much less summer sea ice than there was before 2003: increased primary productivity...

What may seem like a silly question is actually fundamental to polar bear survival: in the fall, why do Western Hudson Bay bears correctly expect to find seals in the new ice that forms offshore? Why are seals attracted to...

The number of cases in Scotland involving drone interference with animals on nature reserves has increased, causing police and wildlife experts to become "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of the protected animals...

When looking to perfect a manmade gadget sometimes the best solution is to think outside our own limited creativity and take notes from the most adaptable, problem-solving force out there: nature...

The animal lovers are close to being at war. And this time it's not with meat plants or processing facilities like Smithfield. It's not with PETA over some ridiculous and scandalous ad campaign. It's not with factory farms...

Seals are truly beautiful creatures, aren't they? With their dark, liquid eyes and ready smiles, it's easy to see how people can develop such a kinship with them, and how stories about seal-people called selkies came to be...

A polar bear caught chomping on a goose egg. No fries with that, though. We humans have been seeing a trend towards slow food, but it looks like polar bears may be headed in the opposite direction. Joshua Davis, Michael Kirby...

Photo from Shutterstock Scientists studying climate change in the Antarctic recruited some unlikely allies for their research. The Antarctic Climate & Ecosystem CRC in Tasmania has revealed that they equipped elephant...