At this moment, thousands of Pacific walrus are diving to the seafloor in the shallow Chukchi Sea north of Alaska, using their whiskers to sweep for clams, snails and worms. But if they want to rest ...

While it’s easy to feel helpless in the face of climate change, there’s plenty we can do to heal the planet. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), for example, have a new ...

Walrus detectives are being recruited in the fight to save the marine mammals from the reality of the climate crisis. What exactly does this glorious title entail? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A "killer walrus" thought to have terrorized the North Pacific 15 million years ago may not have been such a savvy slayer after all, researchers say. A new analysis of fossil evidence of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf ...

This article is from Hakai Magazine, a new online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The air is calm this Arctic morning as ...

Arctic explorers' accounts of this tool-using behavior date to the late 18th century. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Picture a ...

As scientists across many disciplines begin to piece together the ecological mysteries of the Arctic Ocean off of Alaska's shores, they're beginning to back up with research suspicions about how ...

A "killer walrus" thought to have terrorized the North Pacific 15 million years ago may not have been such a savvy slayer after all, researchers say. A new analysis of fossil evidence of the ...