Over the past 25 years, Greenlanders have experienced a dramatic increase in cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 ...

Camels and beavers that evolved in ancient forests in the Far North were perfectly adapted for our world today ...

FAIRBANKS — When Debbie Miller’s daughter Robin was young, her daughter loved going to the library and reading non-fiction children’s books, especially ones about animals. But Miller noticed a lack of ...

Arctic seals have evolved many adaptations to cope with their frosty environment -- one that you might not immediately think of is the bones in their nasal cavity. Arctic seals have more convoluted ...

Arctic giants, bowhead whales, possess incredible adaptations for survival in freezing, ice-covered waters. Their massive size, thick blubber, and unique bow-shaped skulls allow them to break ice and ...

In the Arctic, winter can last for months without a single ray of sunlight, yet life there never completely stops. Beneath ...

The Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 80, No. 3 (Sep., 1968), pp. 253-280 (28 pages) Inverse linear as well as curvilinear correlations of metabolized energy (kcal/bird-day) with temperature were demonstrated ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

For a unique and educational experience in Fairbanks, the Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station (LARS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers visitors an up-close look at Arctic animals ...

Most animals sync their body clocks to the daily rhythm of the sun, but what happens during the polar winter when the sun never rises above the horizon? According to a new study, arctic krill can ...