Exclusive: Government in Oslo says keeping a distance protects the Arctic predators, but critic says the motto is ‘We’re not ...

U.S. icebreakers serve to clear passages through icy waterways. Their reinforced hulls are designed to break apart the ice, ...

The Kodiak is roughly the same size as the polar bear, so many consider it a tie for the title of largest bear. Like the polar bear, the Kodiak’s shoulder height can reach 5 feet, but most bears are ...

"Adult polar bears vary in size from [440 to 1,763 pounds]. Humans are considered alien in the polar bear habitat, and a polar bear may see us as potential prey. The polar bear is incredibly ...

Svalbard, Norway, a remote archipelago where the population of polar bears surpasses that of humans. It was here that a group of young explorers fell victim to a sudden and savage polar bear attack.

After setting up the cameras about 200-500 meters (660-1,640 feet) from the dens ... there’s unlikely to be a one-size-fits-all approach to protecting polar bear dens during this time ...

Mother bear with three cubs. Recorded using a remote camera as part of the maternal den research in Svalbard, Norway with Polar Bears International, the Norwegian Polar Institute, and the San ...

After a decade of work, a new study has revealed never-before-seen footage of polar bears and their dens. Polar bear dens have long been difficult to study due to the bears digging them out of the ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

The top 10 largest bear species, ranked by size and weight, range from the polar bear, standing up to 10 feet tall and weighing over 1,500 pounds, to the sloth bear of the Indian subcontinent.

Origin On January 2nd, 2020, visit reported that a polar bear was killed outside of Longyearbyen, Norway. The county commissioner explained why they euthanized the bear, quoted as saying, "The polar ...

This photo shows the rear paws of a polar bear temporarily sedated for research in East Greenland in 2022. The bear has large chunks of ice frozen onto its feet, which the researchers removed. It is ...