It’s pure joy when Phyllis Emmert paints her whimsical animal scenes; she’s in her own world, in her element, where she ...

More than a trip, this is a hands-on scientific adventure in one of Earth’s last untouched frontiers, where glaciers tower, wildlife roams, and discovery happens at every turn. Guided by renowned ...

Polar bear cubs emerging from their dens for the first time: New study captures rare footage Feb 27, 2025 Polar bears' exposure to pathogens is increasing as their environment changes, blood ...

The incident took place on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard on April 27, when the man attempted to scare the polar bear away by firing a warning shot, but it charged towards him.

The polar bear was named Bruin and was one of two captured by whalers in 1878 from the ice on Davis Strait, a sea passage between Canada and Greenland. They were taken to Dundee, where they were ...

The team found that polar bear families in Svalbard emerged from their dens around March 9 every year. They were found to stay in and around the den site for around 12 days after that.

The research team installed time-lapse cameras facing the entrance of each suspected polar bear den. (K.T. Miller/Polar Bears International), Author provided (no reuse) A feat of endurance ...

Researchers captured rare footage of polar bear cubs emerging from dens in Svalbard, Norway, using nearly a decade of remote camera data to reveal new insights about den emergence and post ...

The zoo is getting an early jump on the annual celebration of all things polar bear, which happens Feb. 27, with a serious of educational and entertaining events to be held this weekend.

0:35 International Polar Bear Day at Assiniboine Park Zoo Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo already has a heavy focus on polar bears, thanks to the acclaimed ‘Journey To Churchill’ exhibit ...

Polar bear fur also lacked a compound called squalene, the researchers found. Squalene is abundant in other marine mammals, and has properties that make ice stick to it easily.