Cold-climate animals are remarkably adaptable creatures, specialized for survival in some of the harshest temperatures in our ...

KINSHASA – In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals – monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe – stand at attention in a clearing. Their handlers, puppeteers dressed in black, ...

As the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on Earth, animals that have evolved to survive the cold face unprecedented challenges. While scientists are learning more about how modern wildlife ...

A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds learned to either adapt to the harsh Arctic winter, or migrate south during the ...

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago. The bones of 46 types of animals—including mammals, fish and birds—were discovered ...

Dramatic landscapes and rich biodiversity characterize Alaska’s unique environment. Alaska is the only US state with territory north of the Arctic Circle. Its extraordinary position results in a ...

Samuel Walker receives funding from the British Academy. Sanne Boessenkool receives funding from The Research Council of Norway. As the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on Earth, animals that ...