In a rare encounter, a polar bear was spotted near a remote cottage in Iceland-a sighting that quickly turned dangerous.

Many of the polar bear paws they examined also displayed other, serious wounds, including multiple bleeding ulcerations. They suspect the wounds were painful because the bears sometimes flinched ...

These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best ...

This photo shows the rear paws of a polar bear temporarily sedated for research in East Greenland in 2022. The bear has large chunks of ice frozen onto its feet, which the researchers removed.

Polar Bear Week draws attention to the threats polar bears face in a warming Arctic, the northernmost area of Earth that ...

After testing the materials for antibodies, or blood proteins generated by the immune system to fight foreign substances, the scientists compared the results to 115 historical polar bear samples ...

Experts are working with communities in the Arctic to be “bear safe” as polar bears are forced to spend more time on land as a result of climate change. Polar Bears International said it is ...

Every year a small town in Canada gets a sudden influx of polar passersby as the world’s largest bear (that begins life as a fluffy stick of butter) embarks on its annual migration. The big move ...

Till a few years ago, people did not pay much heed to the issue of Climate Change, but some recent occurrences like the Polar Bear shooting in Iceland and flooding in Sahara Desert have raised an ...

The study indicates the injuries appear to be an 'unexpected consequence of climate change' as conditions continue to change ...

That is when he became known around the organization as Polar Bear. According to Alonso, the nickname came from former Mets teammate Todd Frazier back in 2019 (via New York Post): “In Spring ...