There is danger lurking on the floor of the Bering and Chukchi seas for mussels, snails, clams, worms and other cold-water invertebrates, according to a new study led by National Oceanic and ...

The Chukchi is among the most pristine marine environments in the world, providing habitat for a wide range of protected species, including walruses, ringed seals and the spectacled eider, an eye ...

The Polar Bear Seas Protection Act (H.R. 6057), introduced by Congressmen Jay Inlsee and Maurice Hinchey in the House, and Senator John Kerry's similar bill in the Senate (S. 2568), would prohibit ...

ANCHORAGE — An environmental group on Thursday gave formal notice that it intends to sue the federal government for what conservationists consider a failure to protect critical habitat for polar ...

Last month, Interior designated more than 187,000 square miles in and near the Beaufort and Chukchi seas in Alaska as polar bear critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. But the same month, ...

Get to know more on the Arctic habitat of the 'sea bear.' Olivia Munson. ... there was a stable subpopulation of polar bears between 2008 and 2016 in the Chukchi Sea, between Alaska and Russia.

Anchorage, Alaska – The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with ...

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, Birch Aquarium will open their new exhibit, Living Seas Habitat, to the public. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune) ...

Two pairs of Russian strategic bombers conducted training flights over the neutral waters of the Chukchi Sea and the East Siberian Sea on Sunday as part of the Ocean-24 drills, state-run TASS news ...