A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...

In parts of the Arctic, polar bears are in decline as sea ice, which they depend on to hunt, disappears. That is not the case ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.

“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars ...

The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found.

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary.

Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin explains why some polar bears are getting fatter and healthier.

Polar bears of the Svalbard archipelago have surprised scientists by growing fatter, despite shrinking sea ice, with one ...

Arctic sea ice is vanishing faster than ever, and scientists expected polar bears in Svalbard would grow thinner. But a surprising new study reveals they are gaining body fat, defying predictions ...

Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to ...

Why polar bears are doing well in Svalbard, problematic seaweed is visible from space, why the common cold hits some people ...