In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of ...
Learn how polar bears in the Arctic’s Barents Sea are maintaining healthy fat reserves despite sea ice loss in a warming ...
Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals — but scientists warn it may not last.
Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become fatter and ...
Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. Researchers took more than 1,000 body measurements ...
After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but ...
Instead of growing leaner like polar bears in other parts of the Arctic, those in Svalbard have gained body fat. Read more at ...
The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found.
Polar bears are healthier, with more fat reserves, than they were 25 years ago, despite a decrease in Arctic sea ice around Svalbard islands.