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 ...

Our small plane dropped through the cloud to reveal a vast expanse of sea ice, the low sun picking out the distant, ...

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

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 ...

In the high Arctic, where polar bears have long symbolized the dangers of a warming planet, new research from Norway is ...

In the icy wilderness of Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago in the Barents Sea, polar bears have been entangled in the politics of climate change.

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 need ice for their long term survival as less or shrinking ice forces these creatures to travel long distances in ...

As the Arctic region is transformed by climate change, Russia's presence in Svalbard starts to look like a stroke of strategic genius ...

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 ...

Why polar bears are doing well in Svalbard, problematic seaweed is visible from space, why the common cold hits some people ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...