Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

The image would capture the seal with the cold and hostile environment behind it. On the way back ... beside a hole in the Arctic ice, a polar bear found something new—Audun Rikardsen’s ...

The polar bears pass through Churchill, Manitoba, hoping to catch a ride out of the tiny town on Hudson Bay's sea ice. After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen ...

Ole had photographed polar bears more than a hundred times before around the islands of Svalbard, northern Norway, but on this particular summer evening, everything came together to sum up the bear ...

Each February, thousands of thrill-seekers participate in polar plunges ... through an ice bath or a full-body plunge into an icy lake. Read on to discover the science behind cold exposure ...

Zoo officials say after settling in behind the scenes, Haley is ready to explore her public-facing habitat in the Arctic Ring of Life, which is one of the largest polar bear habitats in North America.