You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

We were camped in the Northwest Territories conducting research when our camp dog started barking. Then the polar bear ...

Feet Built For Ice and Water Credit: iStockphoto Polar bears have massive paws—up to 12 inches across—with fleshy bumps that grip ice. Fur between their toes prevents slipping and keeps them warm.

A marine biologist captured video of the moment a bowhead whale cracked through a layer of ice in West Greenland to take a ...

Although mineral waters, sparkling and still, have a long, illustrious history in Europe, they didn’t go mainstream in the US ...

A physician who studies astronaut health says Summit Station in Greenland is a good stand-in for the harsh conditions of ...

Worcester’s thousands of catch basins, which collect rainwater every time a storm hits, are getting a makeover from some of ...

To put that in perspective, Magic Kingdom Park is currently 107 acres in size. That means Disney Springs is nearly 15 acres ...

Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

Zanskar, located in the Ladakh region of India's mountain highlands, has felt the full force of glacier retreat. With no ...

While this topic will be a review to many, it is worth taking time to revisit it. Chemically water is not simple. It has ...

The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across nearly 23 million acres of northern Alaska. It’s called the National Petroleum Reserve ...