A 'looming clash' Canada is home to about 17,000 polar bears – about two-thirds of the world's population. But unlike in Svalbard, the species is "in decline", said the BBC.

There's a grim reason why polar bears have been showing up in droves in coastal communities far away from their Arctic feeding grounds, writes John Gushue. Climate change is not only shrinking ...

This week's cool air outbreak is a textbook case of polar vortex influence on mid-latitude weather and, frankly, the reasoning of these polar vortex doubters is flawed.

As polar ice melts, Russia, already a major Arctic power, wants to make the region its own. China has ambitions for a “Polar Silk Road.” And NATO is embracing Finland.