Over the next century, the Arctic will change and look much different than it does today. Just how different is still unknown ...

The buzz of excitement at Berlin Zoo was abruptly interrupted by cries of panic and a loud splash as something dropped into the moat within the polar bear ... keep the animals at bay by tossing ...

It is the season of ANWR. On Wednesday, the board of directors for the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export authority approved spending $20 million to pursue legal claims and oil ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The researchers say they’re unsure how the injuries will affect polar bear populations, but they speculate the injuries could reduce the ...

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering ... They captured the animals as part of standard population assessments, sedating them before conducting routine ...

Why do some animals get it at a higher rate than others? This is the question at the heart of Peto's paradox, the observation that large animals, by virtue of their number of cells, are ...

Since these massive marine mammals are at the top of the food chain, the findings suggest that other Arctic animals are also at greater risk of contracting pathogens as the climate warms.

Living off one of the richest oceans in the Arctic, the polar bears by the Chukchi Sea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health and give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this Alaskan ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet. The changes appear to be an unexpected consequence of climate change, related to ...

Arctic and Antarctic regions faced significant ice losses in 2024, with Arctic sea ice reaching its seventh-lowest extent on record. The persistent reduction in polar ice contributes to broader ...

Polar bear with a plastic cover. Image by Meril Darees via Polar Bears International. In the remote Arctic, a powerful and heartbreaking image has surfaced—a polar bear with plastic lodged in its jaws ...