Polar bears near the remote archipelago of Svalbard are getting heavier, not thinner, even as the sea ice they depend on continues to shrink. New research points to conservation history as a key ...

Dramatic landscapes and rich biodiversity characterize Alaska’s unique environment. Alaska is the only US state with ...

Northeast Greenland National Park covers a territory so vast that it dwarfs Yellowstone National Park by area. Sitting on the ...

Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they ...

Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research published in Scientific Reports analyzed over two decades of data from nearly 800 adult polar bears in the Barents Sea ...

In 2015, a terrifying image of a “horribly thin” polar bear took the world by storm - sparking conversation on how human-driven climate change was pushing the species toward extinction. While there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no surprise that polar bear habitats are one of the most popular exhibits visited at any zoo. We've all seen pictures or ...

Research has pointed to the dangers of heavier and wetter snowfall, even as the number of snowy days decreases overall in California’s Sierra Nevada. By Eric Niiler California’s Sierra Nevada is being ...

Canadian filmmakers Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden knew they were onto something when their short film “Nuisance Bear,” an unconventional nature documentary centered on the annual polar bear ...