Brookfield Zoo, which has cared for generations of polar bears, hopes to offer guidelines for an area where mothers den at ...

The Arctic is home to some of the most well-known animals, such as polar bears. They stand for strength, endurance, and the ...

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

Deep in the ice-covered peaks of Norway lies the sleepy Arctic village of Svalbard. With fewer than 3,000 residents, its inhabitants are primarily wildlife. Arctic foxes scurry from their burrows, ...

V isit the Antarctic and you’ll find penguins. Lots of penguins. Chubby, slow (on land, at least), feathery penguins. And do ...

Did you ever wonder how an animal as large as a polar bear or reindeer floats? The answer is hollow hair, a remarkable ...

It's well known that polar bears are the top predator in the Arctic, each one killing a seal every three to five days.What hasn't been well understood ...

It's a beautiful story out of the arctic to end your year on a good note. A polar bear mom took on a second (presumably orphaned) cub in only the 13th recorded case of adoption for this species in the ...

The changing climate poses a major threat to polar bear survival. But new research suggests that rising temperatures may be altering polar bear DNA in ways that help them adapt and endure in ...

A polar bear shows off impressive diving skills in icy Arctic waters.

Finding a suitable winter den can determine whether a bear survives months of cold, deep snow, and food scarcity. For ...