One of the cubs then climbs onto mom’s back to hitch a ride. “It’s a pretty special thing to see polar bear cubs emerge into this vast, white landscape that appears so inhospitable,” lead ...

As the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on Earth, animals that have evolved to survive the cold face unprecedented ...

One of the cubs then climbs onto mom’s back to hitch a ride. “It’s a pretty special thing to see polar bear cubs emerge into this vast, white landscape that appears so inhospitable,” lead ...

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago.

The feeling of being close to a polar bear is addictive, he says. The first time he saw one he had goosebumps, and despite hundreds of encounters since, that reaction hasn’t died down.

"The Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions in the planet," said Flavio Lehner, chief climate scientist for Polar Bears International and assistant professor at Cornell University, who ...

Just how and when polar bears adapted to the Arctic is still debated. In this study, a team analyzed the genomes of 119 modern polar bears, 135 modern brown bears, and two fossilized polar bears.

A male polar bear's pursuit of love in the frozen Arctic wilderness. As spring arrives in the Arctic, a male polar bear's attention turns to finding a mate. With the vast frozen landscape ...

Adorable polar bear cubs seen emerging from Arctic dens. See first-of-its-kind video By Brooke Baitinger February 27, 2025 12:50 PM ...

Adorable polar bear cubs seen emerging from Arctic dens. See first-of-its-kind video By Brooke Baitinger February 27, 2025 3:50 PM ...

It shows a mother polar bear walking through the frozen landscape — then a cub pops up out of the den and slips and slides over the ice toward her. As the cub reaches its mom, another two emerge ...