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

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

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

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from ...

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

Soar over Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost town, nestled on the island of Spitsbergen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago.