The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Authorities say a French woman has been injured when attacked by a polar bear in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands

Polar bear attacks are relatively rare, but one woman was injured in an Arctic settlement when camping. The woman was flown to hospital by helicopter as authorities decide what to do with the bear

Environmental experts worry that they are in a “race against the clock” to save the emaciated Arctic animal

The beluga is slowly swimming in a basis between two locks, approximately 50 miles from Paris, and appears emaciated

Concerns are rising for a beluga whale which has been spotted in France's river Seine far, from the cold Arctic waters it is more suited, after it refused food and appears emaciated, a local official said on Saturday.

French environmentalists are hoping to feed a catch of herring to a worryingly thin Beluga whale that has strayed far from its Arctic habitat into the Seine River

Two caretakers at an abandoned Soviet mining village in the Arctic debate their unease at the country’s present and what became of the USSR

French authorities are tracking a beluga whale that strayed far from its Arctic habitat into the Seine River, raising fears that the ethereal white mammal could starve if it stays in the waterway that flows through Paris and beyond.

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are dying in unprecedented numbers that may force changes in crop production and food availability.

‘ I don’t know if it’s already too late,’ says one rescuer

A Beluga whale, a protected species usually found in cold Arctic waters, has been seen in France's Seine river, with authorities urging people to keep their distance to avoid distressing the animal.