Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polar bears are divided into 19 recognized subpopulations, each facing different environmental pressures within the Arctic ...

Researchers in Canada recently observed a very rare case of a polar bear adopting a cub that was not hers, in the north of ...

Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they hunt seals, their primary source of energy. Bears often wait beside breathing ...

This heartwarming scene captures two polar bears resting together in the snowy wilderness of the Barents Region in West ...

This is a crisis as polar bears rely on ice for all parts of their routine. Thus, polar bears are losing their habitats.

Mother bear with three cubs. Recorded using a remote camera as part of the maternal den research in Svalbard, Norway with Polar Bears International, the Norwegian Polar Institute, and the San Diego ...

The warming of the Arctic is transforming not only its ice but also the genetics of its inhabitants. According to a study cited by BBC and EarthSky, polar bears are undergoing changes in their DNA ...

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A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing. Polar bears spend their days jumping from ice into water. So if they get all ...