Isolated and in near darkness, we began our wayward drift and our month ... the top marine predators, as bears retreat to the dwindling remnants of summer sea ice. Though polar bears sometimes ...

Under the midnight sun, beside a hole in the Arctic ice, a polar bear found something new—Audun ... and the tidal current was causing it to drift from the site. Our only chance of finding ...

Several researchers the Barents Observer spoke with underline that sea ice extent has already changed dramatically. Just a ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido—The yearly drift ice spectacle upon the Sea of Okhotsk was first observed from shore on Feb. 15 as slabs of ice neared the coast here. With this winter's tours now able to ...

Frostpaw the polar bear with the melting ice bear. Artist Mark Coreth and his team from the Ice Bear Project carved this beautiful polar bear out of ice on December 5, 2009, in Copenhagen’s Nytorv ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

Meanwhile, the drift of continents can reroute ocean ... or finding ways to generate heat. Think of the polar bear, a majestic survivor of ice ages past, relying on its thick fur and layers ...

Once again, the season of drift ice has arrived. The ice has traveled 1,000 kilometers from the northern seas to get here. Local temperatures in winter drop to 20 degrees Celsius below zero.

Polar bears, belugas, walruses, and other ice-obligate species rely on the LIA ... Protecting the LIA's thick ice is vital to hinder its southward drift, ensuring the region remains a refuge ...