The bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enormous by any standard, but 747 trumps them all, earning the title of Fat ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay.

Julian Carolan says researchers are looking at polar bear grease because it repels ice. That property could help replace the ...

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...

It’s not the white fluffy look-alike our kids snuggle or the cartoon image drinking Coca-Cola or “fat loungers who draw crowds at zoos” or animated replicas who speak to our children with the press of ...

As Erling Kagge relates in his thrilling book, The North Pole, the world’s northernmost point has been a lifelong and nearly ...

During the colder months, Canada transforms into a magical winter wonderland packed with thrilling sports, hidden gems, and natural journeys through the wilderness.

Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil may be the most famous weather-forecasting groundhog, thanks to additional publicity from ...

IF we knew then what we know now....The old adage is especially true of antiques as we kick ourselves for throwing out family ...