An exquisite epoxy diorama comes to life with Arctic animals including a polar bear, seal, and dolphin fish, all carefully painted with acrylics. The polar bear is placed on an ice floe made from ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a rejection of the state of Alaska’s petition to strip the Arctic ringed ...

As human activity increases in the Arctic, seals might not be able to make enough noise to find mates, according to a new paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “(Male) seals use their ...

Seals stay warm and hydrated in the Arctic with larger, more convoluted nasal passages Date: December 14, 2023 Source: Cell Press Summary: Arctic seals have evolved many adaptations to cope with ...

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 ...

US Navy SEALs tested their subzero skills alongside other special-ops forces, linking up with a submarine on snowmobiles in an Arctic Circle drill.

The samples were sent for genetic analyses to uncover the seals' DNA profile, and the results revealed that the Kangia ringed seals are genetically different from the typical Arctic ringed seal.

Operation Polar Dagger earlier this month sought to showcase how the SEALs can conduct missions alongside the conventional fleet.

US Navy SEALs tested their sub-zero skills alongside other special ops forces in an Arctic Circle drill, linking up with a submarine on snowmobiles.