The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit around ... a plush white *polar* bear. But given that the four-member Fram2 crew is not only flying over the North Pole, where the cuddly carnivore's ...

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time ...

The North Pole, Kagge writes ... Once the two of them actually achieved their goal, they ate the polar bear they shot, first boiling the frozen meat. It tasted like cod liver oil.

A high-powered US delegation arrived in Greenland as Trump talks about acquiring the island. 'Do you think we can do without ...

Award-winning Israeli wildlife photographer Roie Galitz leads expeditions to remote regions to document the effects of ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

At the base, Vance cracked jokes about the cold and troops undertaking a "polar bear plunge," a dunk ... about 750 miles from the North Pole. There, they will receive a briefing on security ...

Hello, Antarctica. Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible.” ...

“The Arctic and the Antarctic are really different systems, but anthropogenic global warming is the overall factor that’s leading to less ice in the north ... image: Polar bear mother with ...