MYSTERIOUS: 36 | Mind Blowing Facts

The secret lives of polar bear families

Despite being the largest land carnivore and a top Arctic predator that can weigh over 600 kg, polar bears start off surprisingly small. Blind, almost hairless, and weighing just 600g at birth, cubs are born in maternity dens under the snow. These snow caves keep newborns warm and safe for…

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Watch polar bear cubs emerge from their winter den for 1st time on Svalbard

For nearly a decade, researchers have gathered camera footage from outside the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviors linked to denning.

LiveScience · Feb 27, 2025

Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century

A new study reassures people that the nightmare disaster movie scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century thanks to a rescue from around Antarctica

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Police drama Vigil starring Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie to return to the BBC

The new series will see the pair investigate the death of a member of a covert British special forces mission at a remote Arctic research station.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Vigil to return for season 3 — and this time it's murder in the Arctic!

Their new case takes them to a remote Arctic research station...

WhatToWatch · Feb 19, 2025

UK Braces for 144-Hour Arctic Blast with '10cm Per Hour' Snowstorm Incoming

The UK is set to be battered by a 144-hour Arctic blast this month, with up to 10cm of snow falling per hour in some areas, according to the latest weather

The Fashion Central · Feb 19, 2025

A deadly polar vortex is hitting the US. But what is it?

An extreme coled warning is place

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

How a photographer turned filmmaker captured one of the Arctic's most powerful documentaries

Evgenia Arbugaeva's journey from photography to filmmaking is a real inspiration for photographers

Digital Camera World · Feb 17, 2025

“The wolves are howling with great soul, great passion... it's jazz, the jazz wolf of the Arctic tundra.” Former Police drum legend Stewart Copeland on recording his new album with wolves, hyenas and a black-footed albatross

British punks Gallows may have an album titled Orchestra Of Wolves, but Stewart Copeland now has the real thing guesting as 'musicians' on his forthcoming album

Louder · Feb 14, 2025

Very cold weather is coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter

Meteorologists warn that the coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy and prolonged exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions starting this weekend

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025