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

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...

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

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

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

Trine Lise Sviggum Helgerud/Norwegian Polar InstituteA warming climate is shrinking their Arctic home.But a new study has ...

More than 2500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway ...

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

Svalbard’s polar bears keep body condition despite rapid ice loss, study finds - Surprising results show how different polar ...

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 ...

Earth's tilt causes extreme light and dark periods near the poles. Places like Svalbard and Tromsø in Norway, and Utqiaġvik, ...

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