So, an open question still remains about why the polar bear’s skin is black and what part it versus the fur truly plays in thermal regulation. This, in a way, makes Omni-Heart Arctic an ...

Polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway. Credit: Kt Miller / Polar Bears International Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; ...

MARCH 29... is the 2025 date for the plunge and registration is open for the event, a gleeful gathering that is all about "freezin' for a reason!" It isn't all about ...

For the first time, researchers have used satellite collar data alongside specialized cameras to observe maternal denning in polar bears. This stage, when mothers give birth and remain in dens with ...

For the first time, researchers have combined satellite collar data with specialized cameras to shed light on one of the most mysterious and important stages in polar bears’ lives – maternal ...

Polar bears are born about as pathetic as humans, and the den protects them from the frigid weather as they grow 20 times their size in just a few months of nursing.

Picture the high-stakes interpersonal drama and well-developed characters of Grey's Anatomy or ER, but filmed with the gritty close-ups and heart-pounding intensity of The Bear and Boiling Point.

A group of polar bears huddle on the outskirts of Churchill, Canada, lingering at the edges of human civilisation as their icy habitat recedes. In Belfast, young people born after the Good Friday ...

Can you explain what happens to the body and organ systems during a polar plunge or ice bath? The cold water plunge causes a sudden and significant increase in heart rate, breathing and blood ...

In the Behavior-Mammals category, Tom Nickels from Finland took gold with his playful shot of a polar bear fetching a stick in the waters of Svalbard, Norway. It’s a heart-warming shot of levity ...

The 32nd annual Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights drew 7,500 polar plungers who walked, ran or briefly submerged into the Atlantic Ocean, officials said.