Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become fatter and ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs ...

Polar bears need ice for their long term survival as less or shrinking ice forces these creatures to travel long distances in ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...

Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to be thriving ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.