"This activity seems linked to their specific environment." Researchers make concerning discovery while studying polar bears: ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of the ...

Melissa Agard joined the Henry Vilas Zoo to welcome Nora, a 10-year-old female polar bear who recently arrived on Thursday, ...

The Henry Vilas Zoo has welcomed its third polar bear, a 10-year-old female named Nora who arrived from the Portland Zoo to ...

The warming of the Arctic is transforming not only its ice but also the genetics of its inhabitants. According to a study cited by BBC and EarthSky, polar bears are undergoing changes in their DNA ...

A key polar bear population has decreased in the past decade due to an increase in deaths of young cubs, a new U.S.-Canada study says. Researchers are primarily blaming shrinking sea ice from global ...

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It's well known that polar bears are the top predator in the Arctic, each one killing a seal every three to five days.What ...

Polar bears are one of the most important apex predators in the Arctic. Their presence helps to keep the populations of aquatic animals, such as seals and walruses, in check. Were they not there, ...