All of the human spaceflights that preceded the Fram2 mission have orbited the Earth from east to west. This flight, aboard a ...

Paetkau's photo, titled "Polar Bear Amid Fireweed Blooms," not only earned Paetkau the top slot in the online contest, which is judged by a "jury" of photographers, but also the prize that comes ...

“Haley is such a special and inquisitive bear,” said Mike Murray, VP of life sciences for the Detroit Zoological Society. “We ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising feature of polar bear fur: a natural oil that prevents ice accumulation. Unlike penguins, which rely on feather structure, polar bears benefit from a ...

The event’s goal this year was to raise $2 million. A participant in a polar bear costume emerges from Lake Michigan, with temperatures in the 20s, on March 2, 2025, during the annual Polar ...

I had long dreamed of taking a picture of a polar bear while it waited beside a breathing hole, hoping to grab a seal. I knew it would be a difficult photo to get, but here I could see it ...

The pictures of polar bear moms and cubs emerging from their dens in Svalbard, Norway, shine valuable light on the reproduction process of the threatened species, say scientists. Polar bears ...

(April Gamiz/The Morning Call) DeSales University student Janáe Topor takes a photo with mascot Chilly Bear on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, during a Special Olympics Polar Plunge hosted by DeSales ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kali, the polar bear, yawns on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at the St. Louis Zoo. Kali seemed to be enjoying the cold weather.