Winn Richards couldn't feel the Bering Sea wind bearing down on the tundra. He didn't see the gusts ruffle clouds of guard hairs on the herd of musk oxen a football field ahead. He was deaf to his son ...

Worland was a court services officer for the Alaska State Troopers, a job that involved prisoner transport and court security. At the kennel, though, he had other obligations. Keeping a dog lot ...

Scientists wondered whether animals living above the Arctic Circle had the same circadian rhythms as the rest of us. By Veronique Greenwood In the distant reaches of northeastern Greenland, musk oxen ...

The two remaining musk oxen at the Minnesota Zoo were euthanized in late April due to fears that the warming state could negatively affect the last days of the elderly animals. The facility said in ...

PALMER, Alaska — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get a daisy and free admission Sunday at ...