Along with sports opportunities, the Special Olympics provide "... free health screenings, nutrition and wellness programs, and leadership opportunities," opportunities that "... give athletes ...

“The Arctic’s warming two to four times faster than the rest of the world, humans are expanding into areas that might be important for polar bear denning, and we know they’re sensitive to disturbance ...

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.

According to the group’s findings, which have been published in Science Advances, the key lies in polar bear’s sebum—a natural skin oil secreted from glands beneath their fur. This oily ...