The dynamic glacier front is a highlight of the late afternoon Zodiac excursion at Smeerenburgbreen, in the Bjornfjorden — a ...

Polar bears are resilient animals. Scientists issue warning over worrisome conditions that could leave polar bears stranded — ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways no other ...

Ariel shared this adorable clip from one of her family’s visits to the Hogle Zoo. ''Our family bought us a season membership to the Hogle Zoo, and we love to go together,'' she told WooGlobe. But this ...

We were camped in the Northwest Territories conducting research when our camp dog started barking. Then the polar bear ...

Polar bear safaris serve up a rare opportunity to meet Arctic man-eaters under the northern lights. Colby J Brokvist Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans. Still, every ...

Polar bears generally hunt on sea ice, which is rapidly diminishing as the Arctic warms at twice the rate of the rest of the Earth. That raises great concerns about their survival. ...

At the same time, a number of polar bear populations have been on the decline — in the Beaufort Sea, for example, they’ve dropped by about 40% in the course of a decade.

Polar Bear week, which takes place from October 30 to November 5, honors the unique gathering. A photo shows one of the migrating polar bears in the Hudson Bay.