According to the U.S. Library of Congress, the largest bear species on the planet is the polar bear. However, per the source, a Kodiak bear is likewise considered bigger in other respects.

An unforgettable sight at the mouth of the Seal River —watching a polar bear mom with her two cubs walking across the rocks! We also saw them swimming, cooling off in the water and just being ...

For Van Nest, the provincial officer, the group he came upon that day was plenty safe from a bear about 300 yards (meters) away. He said the bear was “putting on a bit of a show” for the tourists.

During this period, the polar bear population in this region has declined by nearly 50 per cent. The monitoring data shows the average size of polar bears is also in decline.

To learn more about the process, the biologists placed cameras outside 13 known polar bear den sites in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago at the intersection of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans ...

The polar bears near Churchill, Manitoba -- a town in central Canada along the Hudson Bay considered to be the polar bear capital of the world -- are the world's most studied sub population ...

A polar bear walks along the beach in Kaktovik, Alaska on Sept. 10, 2012. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive) A new report that highlights how changing climate affects travel safety and the abundance of ...

Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates ...