The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s freezers ...

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses ...

But melting sea ice means these predators have a whole new feeding ground to hunt in. And they hunt walrus. On land, polar bears are also attracted to large haulouts - and the smell of carcasses. They ...

Hooked into ice like an ax, they help a walrus clamber from the sea. They also jab rivals and fend off predators. Punctured polar bears have been found floating dead in the ocean. The mustache is ...