Scientists are urging governments to fund better waste management in Arctic villages. Experts issue urgent warning after ...

People have become accustomed to watching documentaries about polar bears, but thousands of years ago, humans started coming ...

Since WCCO first visited Churchill in 1993, the polar bear population here has been cut in half, according to estimates ...

A surprising discovery on a secluded Russian island has produced remarkable images of polar bears taking refuge in deserted ...

This article was published in the Autumn 2024 issue of Litterae Populi. The full issue can be found here.Some species of ...

One of the great marvels of nature is how bears, the largest carnivore in North America, are able to hibernate all winter, living off stores of fat they have built up through the rest of the year.

PBI monitors polar bears across the Arctic partly to determine the impacts of climate change on the behavior and physical condition of the animals as well as population trends. One program has ...

But, this unnatural polar bear behavior may have been stoked by accelerating changes in the Arctic. As sea ice diminishes, polar bear feeding grounds decline, meaning the wild predators may seek ...

Using remote cameras and satellite collars, researchers were able to track down polar bear dens in Norway’s Svalbard region and get insights into their behavior. On analyzing the data ...

From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, including forests, mountains, icy tundra, deserts and swamps.