You may have found yourself randomly wondering aboutUrsus maritimus, Latin for "sea bear," more commonly known as polar bears. The furry mammals are stellar swimmers and can be found in the cold ...

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to ...

Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears three decades ago, according to a new study.

As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less ...

After one night in the Manitoba capital city of Winnipeg, 13 of us climbed aboard the Calm Air 62-seater from the charter ...

Churchill in Canada is said to have the clearest winter skies around, so it’s the ideal location to see the current solar ...

The Sequoia Park Zoo said goodbye this week to its beloved bear Noni, who captured visitors’ hearts with her larger-than-life antics, splashing in water, scrambling up trees and wiggling her ...

After “up early” polar bear cub Bianca leaves the snuggly embrace of her sleeping mother, she considers their familiar landscape: “Bianca loves the things she knows.” But today ...

Fat Bear Week is officially underway. The 10th annual contest will determine 2024’s best hefty hibernator currently chowing down on salmon in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. From October 2-8 ...