Polar bear attacks on humans are extremely rare, but experts say that shrinking sea ice is pushing them to approach inhabited ...

Two polar bear cubs at a Hungarian zoo experience snow for the first time, delighting viewers with their playful reactions in ...

The Henry Vilas Zoo has welcomed its third polar bear, a 10-year-old female named Nora who arrived from the Portland Zoo to ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 ...

Polar bears are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on sea ice to hunt seals. A new study analyzed a small subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland and found small ...

This is an extremely rare occurrence, researchers said — only 13 instances of the act have occurred in a group of 4,600 polar bears recorded over the last 45 years Researcher Evan Richardson said, "It ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

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Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...