The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

I decided not to do it. Then, at two in the morning, a crew member woke us up. He had spotted a polar bear approaching in the distance under the midnight sun. We ran to the bow of the boat to see ...

Courtesy of Christopher Paetkau A polar bear peacefully snoozing in a pillowy bed of flowers beat out some amazing shots to win the Nature Photography Contest! The winner of the second annual ...

Polar bear cubs are incredibly cute — and amazingly elusive. Their mothers dig dens under the snow in remote areas. Protecting cubs is key to the species’ survival. Under half of all polar bear cubs ...

Past research has established that polar bear cubs’ odds of survival are impacted by how long their mothers spend denning. However, the underlying reasons have long been a mystery, and data obtained ...

Organizer Albert Martens came up with the idea for the marathon after he moved to Canada from Germany in 2002. Martens lives in Steinbach, a city in southern Manitoba, and flies to the polar bear ...