The Detroit Zoo has a new resident in its Arctic Ring of Life as Haley, a 22-year-old polar bear, recently arrived from the ...

“We need healthy cubs to sustain populations. We're trying to develop tools to better monitor and understand their behavior, ...

Just on the edge of the western Hudson Bay lies the small town of Churchill, Manitoba. Here, the sea meets the boreal forest under the rippling northern lights. Farther to the north, the trees stop ...

Here’s a delightful fun fact for you: a group of bears is called a sleuth! Can you sleuth out the dog hiding among these ...

The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

And so, PhD student Julian Carolan of Trinity College Dublin set off with a research team to figure out just why polar bears can survive so readily in the icy environment of the Arctic.

Interestingly, some animals naturally withstand extreme conditions—hibernators such as polar bears and rodents preserve muscle strength despite months of inactivity, and tardigrades can survive ...

and the time spent at the den site after emergence can all impact the survival of polar bear cubs. Polar Bears International believes that fewer than 50 percent of cubs survive to adulthood.

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 ...

The show, which will air at 10 a.m. Saturday on NBC, will highlight what makes the bears and their habitat unique and how people can contribute to polar bear conservation efforts, among other topics.