Breakthrough study reveals how woolly mammoths and Arctic animals evolved their cold-weather superpowers over 3 million years ...

A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to ...

Across the icy edges of Earth’s northern and southern reaches, life has adapted to thrive in some of the harshest conditions.

A new study has revealed when and how animals like the woolly mammoth, musk ox, and arctic fox developed special adaptations ...

These adaptations allow them to extract the maximum nutrition ... making it hard for their enemies like Arctic foxes and wolves to spot them. Arctic hares have the ability to quickly change the color ...

For a unique and educational experience in Fairbanks, the Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station (LARS) at the ...

Cold-adapted animals started to evolve 2.6 million years ago when the permanent ice at the poles became more prevalent. There followed a time when the continental ice sheets expanded and contracted ...

Life is harsh for barnacle geese, which must contend with Arctic temperatures and protect their young from predators like foxes by nesting on high ledges and cliffs. But this strategy has a ...