A polar bear rolling in a tub of ice water captivated millions on TikTok, but the Oregon Zoo animal at the center of the footage is part of a broader scientific effort to prevent the species’ ...

A mother polar bear stunned scientists by swimming 427 miles across open Arctic water in just nine days. Her near nonstop journey highlights the extreme physical demands polar bears now face as sea ...

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ideas about the mechanics of it. We picture polar bears floating on ice floes ...

Over a century ago, a team of researchers set out to establish the first research station on Canada’s Ellesmere Island. Then ...

The IUCN released its report as an update to its Red List of Threatened Species list and it says in part that “a global re-assessment of polar bears highlights loss of sea ice habitat due to climate ...

Polar bears are leaping through their evolution in real time as rising temperatures threaten their habitat. A population of bears was found in a climate warmer than one in which they usually exist, ...

NORWICH, England, UK, December 12, 2025 (ENS) – As the planet heats up, a population of polar bears living in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to their warmer environment, new research by ...

Award-winning documentary Trade Secret has once again earned critical acclaim at its South African premiere in Cape Town on ...

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For nine days, a polar bear mother, formally known as Bear #20741, did not stop swimming. In the vast, open water of the Arctic, where solid ice once stretched for miles, the female polar bear pushed ...