Scientists ran over 300 simulations with different scenarios in mind to come to their conclusions. Study warns the North Pole ...

Millions of years ago, the continents came into contact, permitting ancient mammals to cross the Isthmus of Panama. But this great migration was overwhelmingly one-sided: North American animals moved ...

These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's prairies and open grasslands in only a fraction of their former numbers. Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

North Atlantic right whales are greatly threatened by seismic exploration for oil and gas, which uses high-powered airguns that can reach more than 250 decibels and cause hearing loss in marine ...

The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...

"I wanted so badly to set off for the North Pole this year, but without the necessary funding, it just isn't possible," she said. Capt Chandi earned two Guinness World Records after a 922-mile (1 ...

Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the most endangered whale in the world. The Center has been leading an international fight to protect critical habitat for the North Pacific right ...