I like to argue that adaptation is the engine that drives Mother Nature. In biology, adaptation is broken down into three different aspects. The first of the tri-aspects is that natural selection ...

The Arctic hare is a heavyweight in the hare family. Adults weigh, on average, 4 to 5 kg (9 to 11 lb.), and they are longer than 70 cm (23 in.) from the nose to the tip of the tail. Females tend to be ...

A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time In the clip, a mother polar bear emerges from her ...

An Arctic hare dubbed BBYY trekked at least 388 kilometers across the tundra in 49 days, shattering expectations for a creature that typically stays close to home, Ariana Remmel reported in “An Arctic ...

Researchers conducting a study of the polar desert ecosystem surrounding Canadian Forces Station Alert (at the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada) tracked 25 Arctic hares to ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — An Arctic hare travelled more than 388 kilometres over seven weeks in Canada’s Far North, the longest distance ever recorded for any hare, rabbit or similar animal. The hare, ...

Arctic hares live in one of the harshest environments on Earth in northern Canada, where the long winters last up to nine months and temperatures can drop to -40°C.During this time, they abandon their ...