To get to Antarctica, polar bears would have to cross the treacherous Drake Passage. The area is also known for powerful storms and rough seas as cold water from the south runs into warm water ...

Antarctica also has sea ice, cold temperatures and seals. So why aren't there polar bears on the southernmost continent? The answer has to do with the evolution and geological history of the Earth.

head of conservation biology for the British Antarctic Survey. Male narwhals feed on cod in Canada's Lancaster Sound. Like polar bears, these mammals evolved to live among the Arctic's ever ...

Like endangered polar bears, penguins have come to represent vulnerability in the face of rapidly unfolding climate change. The report looked specifically at the Antarctic Peninsula, which has ...

The far north is also home to wildlife such as polar bears, Arctic wolves, and migratory whales. In the south, large penguin colonies roam the cold terrain, and the waters surrounding Antarctica ...

“Given Antarctica is such a unique and special ... Alaskan officials confirmed last week the first known case of a polar bear dying of H5N1. "If a bird is weakened by avian influenza, or ...

Last year, Antarctica registered a record-high temperature ... is home to hundreds of polar bears. “I haven't been back to Svalbard since 2011, partly because there was no ice and that meant ...