Polar bears are leaping through their evolution in real time as rising temperatures threaten their habitat. A population of bears was found in a climate warmer than one in which they usually exist, ...

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites welcomed the new year on Thursday by participating in an old annual community tradition. Many participated in the Polar Bear Splash at Barton Springs Pool in the morning to ...

Welcome to the 17th Annual Pottstown Polar Bear Plunge, a tradition steeped in fun, fashion, and temporary insanity. It’s that time of year when dozens, in this case more than 60 people, in various ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

Polar bears are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on sea ice to hunt seals. A new study analyzed a small subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland and found small ...

Researchers were surprised when they spotted an additional cub with this mother polar bear. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill When female polar bear X33991 first emerged from her maternal den in ...

When scientists in Canada came across a female polar bear with two cubs in the fall, they made an unusual discovery: One of the young was not her own offspring but instead a rare documented example of ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare case of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was apparently orphaned. The nonprofit group Polar Bears International ...

Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

NORWICH, England, UK, December 12, 2025 (ENS) – As the planet heats up, a population of polar bears living in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to their warmer environment, new research by ...