While the town won't be entirely dark, civil twilight will provide a few hours of dim light during what would typically be daytime. This period, when the sun's center is within 6 degrees below the ...

That means that, for about two months every year, the sun stays below the horizon, leading to a prolonged “polar night.” The sun will set at 1:27 p.m. local time on Nov. 18., and it won’t ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sgt. Ian Van Nest is a conservation officer who keeps interactions between polar bears and humans minimal ...

“This transformative partnership will enhance our ability to uphold international rules and maintain security in the polar and Arctic regions, while at the same time laying the foundation for a ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed. In a study ...

Some polar bears face starvation as the Arctic sea ice melts because they are unable to adapt their diets to living on land, scientists have found. The iconic Arctic species normally feed on ...

It’s that time again. An influx of Arctic air is blasting across the U.S., sending temperatures plunging, dropping snow, disrupting travel plans, and setting social media atwitter about the polar ...