Fossil jawbones and teeth of a highly predatory fox have been found in the Himalayas. Researchers say this new extinct fox is likely the ancestor of modern arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), suggesting ...

Satellite images of plants growing around the dens of Arctic foxes add to the evidence that the foxes are “ecosystem engineers” whose activities create habitat for other organisms. Against the harsh ...

The 'third pole' of the world is a fitting metaphor for the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau, in allusion to its vast frozen terrain, rivalling the Arctic and Antarctic, at high altitude but low latitude.

“Here in Norway, red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are all over the place. But Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) — the fluffy white cousins of red foxes — survive only high up in the mountains, and meeting one is ...