From a monkey that weighs only a few ounces to a 100-pound rodent, get to know some of these adorable creatures.

Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate. The spunky little creature that springs through snow drifts and woodpiles ...

The threatened species are being increasingly exposed to germs and viruses as the Arctic warms, say scientists. Three decades of blood samples suggest an increased exposure within their food web.

The United States needs to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Arctic. Melting sea ice is generating an emerging Arctic economy. Nations bordering the Arctic are drilling for oil and gas ...

A northern pika is seen in a rocky area in the town of Shikaoi, Hokkaido, on Oct. 15, 2024. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka)=Click/tap photo for more images. SHIKAOI, Hokkaido -- Northern pika ...

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife ...

BRUSSELS — The NATO alliance launched plans to develop a military-grade satellite communications network on Thursday for the Arctic, aimed at bolstering defense against a belligerent Russia in the ...

U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked the government to do more to address scientific research by China in the territory of America's Arctic allies that has potential military ...

Climate change is having profound effects on the strategic and operational environment and growing access to the Arctic’s resource potential is enticing new non-Arctic actors to the region. Potential ...

A file photo of mosses on an Antarctic beach. (Mathilde Bellenger /AFP via Getty Images) When most people think of Antarctica, they picture a continent of ice. But a recent study reveals that ...

As Russia ups its military activity, including the deployment of submarines, in the Arctic, the U.S. is wrestling with sending a clear message to Moscow while still hoping to temper rising ...

A bomb threat forced an Air India flight to Chicago to make an emergency landing north of the Arctic Circle — as tensions between the nation and Canada are coming to a boiling point. Air India ...