Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

When scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to understand what is ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to ...

They are fearsome, but they need our help. Learn about Polar Bears International and its mission to save dwindling polar bear populations.

A group of international researchers analyzed the fur of six wild polar bears. They then performed a chemical analysis of the grease. In addition, they measured how well ice sticks to fur ...

But precautions aren't always enough. In 2011, a trip-wire designed to alert a group camping near Longyearbyen failed, and a polar bear "reported to be starving and emaciated" killed a 17-year-old ...

The group compared ice resistance in samples of four materials: washed and unwashed polar bear fur, human hair and hair-based ski equipment coated in chemicals called fluorocarbons. They tested ...

senior director of conservation at Polar Bears International, an advocacy group. The situation, scientists said, is likely to get worse. Human populations are increasing in the Arctic. Nunavut ...