Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. Between 2011 and 2021, research colleagues and I ...

With portions of their former Arctic habitat melted into the sea, more polar bears are venturing closer to human-associated sites, including near whale bone piles in Alaska and Russian dumps.

As the Arctic climate warms, some polar bears are spending more time on shore, away from the sea ice habitats they rely on to hunt seals. As the bears are under nutritional stress due to ice loss, ...

Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our ...