Some Manitoba researchers are looking into the potential impact and overlap of wildfires with polar bear denning habitat.

The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo staff provide a number of ...

The Norwegian government said visitors to Svalbard have “a duty to retreat to a legal distance” if they encounter a polar bear that is too close. Ships are also banned from carrying more than 200 ...

To a layperson, it’s footage of adorable polar bear cubs with their moms against the backdrop of endless Arctic snow. For researchers who study the animals, however, it’s a rare and incredibly ...

A female polar bear will be transferred to the Detroit Zoo as part of a species breeding recommendation.

A photo of a polar bear sleeping in a bed of flowers in the Arctic won the 2024 Nature Photography Contest, the competition announced in March 2025. Taken by photographer Christopher Paetkau, the ...

In the frozen wilderness of Svalbard, Norway, a mother polar bear and her cubs emerge from their snow-covered den. The scene is quiet, almost magical—a special moment in one of the harshest ...

Polar bear cubs have been filmed emerging from their dens for the first time. The extremely rare footage was captured by remote cameras deployed in the Arctic mountains for nearly a decade. The ...

The sight of polar bears resting among the vibrant summer flora of the Arctic is a rare and beautiful sight. This behavior gives valuable insights into the less-understood aspects of polar bear ...