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Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

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As climate change reshapes Arctic food webs, ringed seals will swim into risky polar bear territory if the menu is varied ...

Watching a polar bear roam across Arctic tundra sounds like an expedition reserved for wealthy travelers. In practice, a ...

Researchers used to think that polar bears were coming into contact with humans more frequently because they were starving and searching for food. But new research suggests that's not the case.

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