A polar bear’s life is a never-ending battle against the elements from the moment they are born in hidden snow dens to the time they roam the Arctic as apex predators Hunting for seals ...

The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

“Polar Bear” is the third book in an unintended animal series that began with “Giant Squid” (2016), about the mystery of a rarely seen deep-sea creature, brought to life on the page ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways no other ...

It’s the hottest day of the year and I’m standing in a field watching a couple of polar bears chomping through heads of ...

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo staff provide a number of ...

These mighty carnivores are spending more time near humans, scavenging for food. A portable radar unit might prevent the type of encounter that rarely ends well.

Two wildlife photographers faced swift backlash when they posted a video criticizing polar bear hunting in Nunavut, Canada.

A video shared on social media in mid-November 2024 purportedly showed a boat crew rescuing a polar bear cub. The footage starts with the animal dangling off the side of a ship before its human ...

Scientists say they have found a link between human-related greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear reproduction and survival rates for the first time in a new study, potentially overcoming a ...

So-called “epigenetic clocks” are helping wildlife biologists estimate the ages of animals far more easily than in the past.