That was what (sort of) happened on Jan 4 at the PolarNight Marathon in Tromso, Norway, when a woman donning a polar bear ...

A British woman donned a polar bear costume to run a frigid Norwegian marathon and break a world record with her time of 4 hours, 58 minutes and 29 seconds.

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the humpback whale population has recovered extensively over the past half a century.

But the PE teacher, from Worcestershire, not only crossed the finish line in under five hours, she set the world record for the fastest ice marathon dressed as a mammal, despite temperatures ...

From starry skies and urban sights to mysterious wilderness, noctourism is about discovering the magic of exploration by ...

Cruise Traveller, together with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and Cruise World hosts a group of 10 travel agents from across AU/NZ ...

Moves: Readers send in their best night photos for the latest Readers Photo Challenge; here are the top picks.

Unlike the Jersey Shore - where Kari Leibowitz was brought up - Tromsø's winter lasts up to eight months and, between November and January, it is plunged into almost complete darkness.

Bobtail cats are unique, playful felines with short tails due to natural genetic mutations. Breeds like Japanese Bobtail, American Bobtail, Pixie-Bob, Manx, and Highlander each have distinct traits.

Norway's diverse wildlife includes the Svalbard reindeer, Norwegian red deer, sea slug species like Aplysia punctata and Akera bullata, Arctic fox, Atlantic puffin, and walrus. These animals have ...

Researchers prefer to speak of encounters and interactions rather than attacks and assume that the orcas do not act with aggressive intent.

“With evolutionary advances, it is possible, if not probable, that they might develop ways to breathe outside of water and eventually hunt terrestrial animals like deer, sheep, and other mammals – ...