What life is like in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

The northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen, is 800 miles from the North Pole, but home to over 2,000 people.

Arctic seals, over half of bird species added to latest threatened list

While many animals are increasingly at risk of disappearing forever, the updated list shows how species can come back from the brink with dedicated effort.
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Experts Capture Stunning Footage Of an Arctic Jellyfish Thriving Under the Ice

Marine biologist Andy Juhl and his team took the footage while traveling across the frozen Chukchi Sea on snowmobiles.
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Republicans Seek to Weaken U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act

On July 8, Congressman Nick Begich III, an Alaska Republican, introduced an amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act ...

Arctic seals face extinction and birds in decline globally, according to new Red List

More than a quarter of all animals, plants and fungi assessed are at risk of extinction, according to the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Curious Reindeer and Hungry Polar Bears: Warming Is Upending an Arctic Island

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.
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Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List

Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Today’s update also reveals that more than half of bird ...