Humans are social by design. Rising isolation from remote life clashes with our biology, weakening health and community in ...

Did you know? Polar bears aren’t technically white, their clear, hollow fur and black skin create a brilliant white illusion ...

If you thought winter was cold where you live, just imagine how a polar bear must feel! These amazing animals live on coastal ice fields and floating ice in the Arctic Ocean, where they hunt for seals ...

Each year on 27, International Polar Bear Day draws attention to one of the Arctic’s most powerful predators, the polar bear Ursus maritimus. These large marine mammals rely on sea ice to ...

For years, images of thin polar bears stranded on shrinking ice floes shaped how many people understood climate change in the Arctic. Those photos seemed to confirm dire predictions, that as sea ice ...

Ice melt could be temporarily helping polar bears hunt more efficiently, but scientists say it may soon hinder populations.

Polar bears are in better physical health than 25 years ago - despite sea ice losses, reveals new research. The well-being of the iconic white mammals living around the Norwegian island of Svalbard ...

New research shows Svalbard polar bears are in better physical condition than 25 years ago, with higher fat reserves despite rising sea ice losses. Scientists suggest this may be due to recovering ...

Winner of the Sundance U.S. Documentary Competition's Grand Jury Prize, Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden's film is both a nature doc and a haunting ethnographic portrait.

It’s no secret that polar bears in the Arctic are vulnerable to sea ice loss, but a curious finding has emerged from a new long-term study of bears in Svalbard. It found that adult polar bears have ...

A new study finds that Arctic ringed seals face a double threat from climate change and long-lasting pollutants.