In the Arctic, winter can last for months without a single ray of sunlight, yet life there never completely stops. Beneath ...

Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal forests. Finland is home to a small population of woodland reindeer. Following a ...

The Arctic meta has evolved into one of the harshest survival challenges on Earth. Animals must rely on extreme adaptations ...

FAIRBANKS — When Debbie Miller’s daughter Robin was young, her daughter loved going to the library and reading non-fiction children’s books, especially ones about animals. But Miller noticed a lack of ...

Krupnik, Igor. 1993. Arctic Adaptations. Native Whalers and Reindeer Herders of Northern Eurasia. Hanover and London: University Press of New England.

In the far northern reaches of the Arctic, day versus night often doesn't mean a whole lot. During parts of the year, the sun does not set; at other times, it's just the opposite. A new study shows ...

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 convoluted ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

The Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 80, No. 3 (Sep., 1968), pp. 253-280 (28 pages) Inverse linear as well as curvilinear correlations of metabolized energy (kcal/bird-day) with temperature were demonstrated ...

Camels and beavers that evolved in ancient forests in the Far North were perfectly adapted for our world today ...

Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality ...