The bears grazed on fireweed and coltsfoot emerging from the bare earth. They appeared calm and at home on the land.

The National Geographic Endurance is a comfortable base for explorations in icy waters, whether in the Arctic or in the Southern Ocean.

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 ...

Things are about to get even wilder at the San Antonio Zoo. From 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, the zoo will be invite guests to watch animals, including lions, tigers and black Bears, eat prey ...

This is the time of year when black bears in the Berkshires prepare for their winter denning by eating a lot. While they aren’t obligate hibernators, bears do enter a state of torpor, when their body ...

These four breathtaking Nature’s Best Photography contest winners turn snow into pure spectacle. Each frame is so icy, you’ll feel the chill through your screen. Few environments test life as brutally ...

Now that autumn weather has replaced hot summer days, bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. This intense feeding period begins in late summer when ...

Becky Bohrer / AP It’s the time of year when Oregon’s black bears enter hyperphagia. That means they’re eating as much as they can before entering hibernation in the winter. Beth Quillian is with the ...

ASPEN, Colo. — Two bears looking to bulk up like Hans and Franz broke into a Colorado gym early Tuesday morning. David Mills, the owner of Ajax Fitness in Aspen, said the bears began with a brief arm ...

An Vancouver teen has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after investigators say he shot squirrels with darts in a Clark County park. Newport Police say two men are dead ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Now that cooler autumn weather has replaced those hot summer days, Oregon's bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. And that ...