Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

Polar bears are one of the most important apex predators in the Arctic. Their presence helps to keep the populations of aquatic animals, such as seals and walruses, in check. Were they not there, ...

Polar bears are running out of ice and out of time, yet inside their cells something remarkable is happening. As the Arctic ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated that there have been sharp declines in Alaska's polar bear population. Alaska polar bears face serious threats because of rising global temperatures ...

Polar bears are fearsome predators, but thankfully, most of us will never have to worry about encountering them in the wild. However, a small population of people in Canada actually choose to live ...

In the eyes of a human being, a polar bear looks white, particularly in the snowy and icy Arctic environment. This visual ...

Then they use the rudimentary spears, which are around 75 centimetres long, to stab bushbabies while they sleep in their ...

These six award-winning polar images reveal how Arctic wildlife survives at the coldest edge of the living world. Here’s a ...

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 28, 2025) – A new study published in the scientific journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers ...