Another blast of Arctic air was set to spread across much of the United States from Thursday night, even as local authorities ...

Polar bears are in better physical health than 25 years ago - despite sea ice losses, reveals new research. The well-being of ...

After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs ...

Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals — but ...

The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found.

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation ...

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite ...

Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to ...

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.