Researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked ...

In subzero winds, hypothermia announces itself in small, easy-to-miss ways. Here’s what one Nat Geo Explorer does to combat it in some of the coldest places on Earth.

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 degrees and a windchill of nearly zero, but complaints were few and far ...

Welcome to the 17th Annual Pottstown Polar Bear Plunge, a tradition steeped in fun, fashion, and temporary insanity. It’s that time of year when dozens, in this case more than 60 people, in various ...

Participants in this year's polar bear dives will get a little last minute help from Mother Nature. After several days of brutally cold weather, the temperature is expected to ruse to 62 degrees by ...

Brian May gifted Queen fans this week by unearthing the band’s unreleased Christmas song “Not for Sale (Polar Bear).” The guitarist shared the track during the year-end episode of his Planet Rock ...

Polar bears are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on sea ice to hunt seals. A new study analyzed a small subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland and found small ...

When scientists in Canada came across a female polar bear with two cubs in the fall, they made an unusual discovery: One of the young was not her own offspring but instead a rare documented example of ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare case of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was apparently orphaned. The nonprofit group Polar Bears International ...

Scientists are solving the mystery of when diverged from their closest relative–the brown bear. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily ...