“The big bears have likely scared off the family groups,” York says, explaining that at this desperate time of year, when adults are near-starving ... the ice is polar bear territory across ...

An international team of scientists unlocked the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur, a discovery that could revolutionize ...

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

A young polar bear on pack ice over deep waters in the Arctic Ocean, October 2009. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Under the midnight sun, beside a hole in the Arctic ice, a polar bear found something new—Audun Rikardsen’s camera and motion sensor. The bear sniffed the camera, pawed at it, and knocked it ...

shows a mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) plodding through the Arctic island's frozen landscape and her three cubs emerging ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species ... by 2050 if greenhouse gas-fueled global warming keeps melting their Arctic sea-ice habitat. The Center has led ...

In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. Justin’s whole body pained as he watched this starving polar ...

Polar bears rely on sea ice for their survival ... quietly enter and wait for the bear to leave. Most polar bears avoid humans, but starving bears are often willing to take more risks.

The rapid loss of sea ice due to climate change is "driving ... a group camping near Longyearbyen failed, and a polar bear "reported to be starving and emaciated" killed a 17-year-old British ...