Community Youth in Action is raising awareness of mental health and suicide prevention with a polar plunge event.

A polar bear dip is simply a plunge into some freezing cold water and these souls braved the extreme weather! Watch two ...

The study specifically looked at remains in Margaret Bay and Amaknak Bridge. The study aimed to identify the polar bear's range during the Neoglacial period. It showed that the bears used expanding ...

Recovering from the revision surgery meant missing one of her favorite activities: An annual New Year's Day polar bear plunge. White has been doing the plunge in New York City since she turned 50.

One of the polar bears’ most remarkable abilities is their sense of smell, which is among the most acute in the animal kingdom. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in winter snowstorm. Image via Alexander ...

They were freezing for a reason Friday. Students from three area schools took part in a polar plunge on the bayfront. The event raised awareness, excitement and funds for the Special Olympics.

Conservation officers with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture have safely captured the polar bear reported on the Baie Verte Peninsula. The bear was transported north for release ...

Funds for the donation came from the town’s annual Polar Bear Plunge event that was held on New Year’s Day at Fisherman’s Beach, according to the press release. The funds will help ensure ...

Student athletes took the polar plunge Wednesday at Behrend’s campus to help raise money for Special Olympics programming. Special Olympic athletes don’t pay a dime to be involved in their ...

Kennedy lifts 300 kilos doing these quarter squats. That’s like lifting a polar bear, if you were of a mind to lift a polar bear. “The bars can barely handle the weight, though the other day ...

Ursus maritimus, a species of polar bear in the South Beaufort Sea, has recently been of particular interest to marine scientists at UW. A study published in March used allostatic load ...