The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm. Polar bears aren't just the ambassadors of the North Pole. They're masters at manipulating color to survive. Latest videos Polar ...

Not too long ago I was the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between Norway’s mainland and the North Pole ... had spotted a polar bear approaching in ...

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep ... There are no trees in the Antarctic, and only two species of flowering plant. The North Pole is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean.

Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these ...

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger colder ...

In the second dance session of the unit we’re on a magic carpet ride to the North Pole! We’ll be blown by the polar wind, have a slow-mo snowball fight and do the ...