The polar bear has a rich history at Bowdoin, from its adoption as the College’s official mascot to the various styles and uses of the costume. It remains a symbol of the College, as well as a point ...

A sperm whale lies on its side amid shards of polar pack ice, dead and decomposing, its mouth hanging open in a silent scream. The lateral image on a flat plain resembles a textbook’s illustration of ...

The northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen, is 800 miles from the North Pole, but home to over 2,000 people.

Come on a photographic journey to the most remote corners of the planet with full time travel and wildlife photographer Cindy ...

Luxury cruise line Ponant is making it easier to travel to the ends of the Earth with a shorter voyage that brings travelers all the way to the geographic North Pole. The roundtrip journey will take ...

This celestial chart from 1687 is one of many illustrations from books, charts, and maps showing artists’ imaginings of polar bears. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. This article is from ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.

The research ship Polarstern spent two months in the ice of the Arctic this summer. What they found could be evidence of an ecological collapse.

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe. A major ...