A study identifies that at least eleven species of vertebrates benefit from this carrion, including Arctic foxes and ravens.
It's estimated that polar bears leave behind around 7.6 million kilos of their prey annually, creating a "massive and vital" ...
A viral video has captured a group of polar bears taking over an abandoned research station off Russia's far eastern coast — ...
Despite the Arctic's worsening, ongoing warming, an unexpected trend has been uncovered: A 13-year streak of no new records ...
A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers ...
Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.
ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada’s massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that’s on a low fat, low ice diet because of ...
At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing tourists ...
Polar bears in Alaska are increasingly setting up dens on sea on land because sea ice is thinning, reports a new study by U.S. Geological Survey (UCGS) researchers. Over a 20-year period, scientists ...
Imagine being stranded without a reliable path to your dinner - that’s the reality for the iconic Polar Bear as its frozen ...
An upside-down sea ice slab showcasing brine channels that facilitate the drainage of liquid brine and support convection along the interface. Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It shrinks, expands, ...
ON HUDSON BAY — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada’s massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that’s on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate ...