Despite this clear motivation to get back to hunting seals on the sea ice, polar bear families will often hang out at the den ...

Scientists combined satellite collars and cameras to study polar bear denning, showing how cubs adapt before leaving.

In a new study, researchers used remote cameras and data from GPS tracking collars to learn more about this vulnerable period ...

0:35 International Polar Bear Day at Assiniboine Park Zoo Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo already has a heavy focus on polar bears, thanks to the acclaimed ‘Journey To Churchill’ exhibit ...

DULUTH — Nearly 700 people spent a mid-February Saturday making a splash at Park Point for the annual Duluth Polar Bear Plunge. The event, which is in its 23rd year, raises money to support ...

It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

Essentially, it's Mother Nature's Teflon. "We found that when you had unwashed, greasy polar bear fur, it didn't stick that strongly at all," said Julian Carolan, a PhD student at Trinity College ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Although many of us have been avoiding the outdoors during this round of Arctic weather in the metro, the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium said it’s a great time of year to ...

Churchill, Canada — Here on the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the ...