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

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

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

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

The fuzzy white predators of Svalbard, Norway, have been getting fatter over the past two decades, possibly by changing their diets and hunting strategies, a new study suggests ...

Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Remarkably, the number of days with no ice in the region increased by roughly 100 during that period. And yet, as the authors found, the body condition of both male and female polar bears—i.e., how ...