The map at the right shows the 19 current polar bear subpopulations, with colored dots showing the location of other samples used in the analysis.

You can see a mother digging a system of dens at around 2:16 in this video. This strategy is so effective, it's made observation difficult for scientists hoping to map out the best protections for ...

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 ...

Millions of people across the U.S. will experience subzero or below-average temperatures in the coming days as a polar vortex coming ... and Upper Midwest will bear the brunt of these extreme ...

Researchers have captured extremely rare footage of polar bear cubs leaving their snowy dens for the first time. The footage, taken on the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, shows a mother polar bear ...

A National Weather Service map shows what is forecast to be the coldest polar vortex in the US this winter (Picture: National Weather Service) The tenth and coldest polar vortex of the season is ...

27 — which is International Polar Bear Day, Polar Bears International said in a news release. The video “shines light on elusive polar bear reproduction” and “marks the first combination ...