While they chew their cud, reindeer brains shift into a state of non-REM sleep. Leo Rescia Santa’s reindeer spend the offseason resting up, getting ready for the grueling feat of circumnavigating the ...

Reindeer grazing changes the vegetation of northern pine forests below ground as well as above it. In a recent study in ...

Reindeer have to dig for food in dark, snowy climate during winter. Their vision is adapted to make that task less challenging. So there are a lot of myths about reindeer, and at least one or more of ...

The Sámi, Europe's last recognised Indigenous community, have faced threats to their existence throughout history.

Reindeer get a lot more attention around Christmastime than at any other time of the year. After all, as the story goes, these cute animals are the ones responsible for pulling Santa's sleigh across ...

As images of reindeer prance across our television screens and adorn our greeting cards this holiday season, real-life reindeer populations are on the decline around the world, largely due to human ...

Scientists measured reindeer brainwaves as they chewed their cud, and found that the animals are in deep sleep while they ruminate. Of course, it's almost Christmas Eve, the night when Santa and ...

From roughly October through March, you’re essentially guaranteed to see the aurora borealis on a longer sailing.

Call it Rudolph the Red-Faced Reindeer. Domino's Japan has pulled the reins on its special caribou-based delivery program just one week after it launched, after the reindeer continually shook their ...