T he 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 ...

Why do arctic foxes leap up into the air and crash face first into the ground? The answer might surprise you and it is vital ...

“The animals that depend on the edge of the ... onto the northern edges of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago—a region of spectacular fjords and more than 36,000 islands, including ...

Have students choose one animal discussed in the Ocean Adventures ... Explore the life that thrives in the Arctic region in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

Beluga whales are another unique cold-weather animal and are found predominantly in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. They inhabit cold coastal waters around North America, Russia, and Greenland. Beluga ...

A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing ...

animals and people have adapted to live in this biome. Presenter Ferne Corrigan locates the two polar regions and describes the climate in this biome. She describes how Antarctic grass has adapted ...

During the winter months in each hemisphere, the polar regions gain sea ice as seawater freezes. That total amount has been shrinking steadily in recent decades. Sea ice is critical habitat for a ...