Wildlife & nature

On a spring morning in 1554, a group of Laplanders fishing off Russia’s desolate northwest coast spotted two mighty English galleons floating at anchor, with...

It is northern China’s version of the shipping forecast and, like Britain’s nightly bulletin, it marks out the range of its seafarers’ geographical ambitions....

Svalbard is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited places — and one of its most thrilling. While on expedition in this northern Norwegian archipelago, Will...

‘You always want me to give up something. What do you want me to give up now?” As famous last words go, those of Sir Ernest Shackleton to his doctor are...

The northern lights — or aurora borealis — are undoubtedly one of nature’s most dazzling displays. Caused by charged solar particles colliding with the...

For bird-spotters keen on seeing puffins, one recent new location showing great promise is in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, deep in the Arctic....

Deep into the silence of the Arctic night, a noise that hinted of danger woke me with a start. “Get dressed and out of your cabin!” said the voice, rousing me...

For a couple whose idea of a holiday is weeks on a freezing ship, that their pursuit of justice has been so dogged should perhaps come as no surprise. The...

Parts of Ireland could be under 70cm of water while the country will be covered with Arctic ice in future winters if a new scientific warning about the...

State-sponsored conservation and feeding programmes are helping to restore the endangered foxes across Scandinavia, but they are not without controversy