Jovsset Ánte Sara, a 23-year-old Sámi reindeer herder in the far northern Arctic highlands, challenged Norway’s government order to reduce his animal numbers to 75. Jovsset Ánte said such a drastic ...

These hardy deer do much more than pull Santa’s sleigh. Discover the details of reindeer vision and migration and their storied history with Arctic indigenous people. Santa’s team of reindeer helpers ...

A new study finds that reindeer populations are on the decline, due in part to climate change. This makes bad news not only for Santa, but for all of us, as the grazing habits of reindeer actually ...

The Arctic winter is not simply dark; for weeks on end the sun never clears the horizon, bathing the snow in a dim, bluish ...