Despite this clear motivation to get back to hunting seals on the sea ice, polar bear families will often hang out at the den for days or weeks after emerging. On average, the families we monitored in ...

The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.

International Polar Bear Day highlights conservation efforts to protect polar bears and their fragile Arctic habitat.

A new study suggests that microRNA from plants can enter the bloodstream of bears and facilitate adaptation to a herbivorous ...

Most were small, comparable to a medium-sized dog, but the largest weighed more than 3,000 pounds and were larger than polar bears. These large species were the apex predators when the ancestors ...

To celebrate International Polar Bear Day (27 February), Staffordshire County Council’s Leek Highways Depot team donated a truckload of damaged traffic cones to the park, where they have been ...

From funny to fascinating to absolutely breathtaking, these are the best photos you’ll see all year—guaranteed.

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

According to Lawless, synthetic cuttlefish ink compounds could be made and distributed in water to keep sharks away from hazardous places. These include areas with heavy fishing activity or polluted ...