Polar bears are struggling to survive as Arctic ice disappears, limiting food, reducing habitat, and pushing their ability to adapt.

Each year on February 27, International Polar Bear Day draws attention to one of the Arctic’s most powerful predators, the polar bear Ursus maritimus. These large marine mammals rely on sea ice to ...

Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they ...

Polar bears living in one of Greenland’s warmest regions are showing unusual genetic activity that scientists say could provide a clue to how these iconic predators respond to vanishing Arctic ice.

You’re very unlikely to see a polar bear walking around with an iPhone, but even this fragile species can benefit from smart technology! Our Canadian friends up north are using silent, electric ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Researchers from Environment and Climate Change Canada and Polar Bears ...

Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a soft, breathy, snorting sound that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frozen ocean surfaces also serve as travel corridors across the Arctic. Bears move long distances across this shifting landscape ...

Land-based diets provide a counterintuitive nutritional void that fails to replace marine-derived fats. Researchers utilized satellite telemetry to uncover why Western Hudson Bay populations are ...