Keen to keep training in open water this off-season? Then you might want to try one of the new guard of thermal swimming wetsuits. Helen Webster puts five to the ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

Polar bears Lee and Aurora at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will be featured in an upcoming episode of "Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild." The episode will air on NBC at 10 a.m ...

Churchill, Canada — Here on the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the ...

Just on the edge of the western Hudson Bay lies the small town of Churchill, Manitoba. Here, the sea meets the boreal forest under the rippling northern lights. Farther to the north, the trees stop ...

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

The picture is of a polar bear prowling a snow-covered street. Residents took the humor in stride, adding their own jokes. "I keep saying this is probably what Alaska feels like," one person ...

The video, taken in the early morning hours of Dec. 22, 2024, and shared with The Press Democrat, shows a mama bear and two cubs, who are believed to be about a year old, wandering through Hood ...

When not cloaked in snow, Norway is an entirely different place.

Polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway. Credit: Kt Miller / Polar Bears International Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; ...

"After a week of ridiculously cold temperatures and ferocious winds, the forecast for Saturday's Polar Bear Plunge is looking good. At plunge time Saturday afternoon, the air temperature in ...