Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. Researchers took more than 1,000 body measurements ...

Polar bears near Svalbard are gaining fat despite sea ice loss, revealing how some Arctic wildlife is adapting to warming.

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

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite ...

In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of ...

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.

Learn how polar bears in the Arctic’s Barents Sea are maintaining healthy fat reserves despite sea ice loss in a warming ...

An expert said that the way the mammals are sustaining themselves is likely transient: 'it will be OK for a while, until it isn't.' ...

After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but ...

Polar bears are healthier, with more fat reserves, than they were 25 years ago, despite a decrease in Arctic sea ice around Svalbard islands.

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

The bears have not lost weight over the past 20 years in the Norwegian archipelago, despite the region's accelerating warming. Among the reasons: They hunt prey other than seals, such as reindeer and ...