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.

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their hunting grounds are shrinking, food is becoming harder to find, and their ...

It's a beautiful story out of the arctic to end your year on a good note. A polar bear mom took on a second (presumably ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers ...

The rare event marks the 13th known instance of adoption within this well-studied group of polar bears living in the western Hudson Bay area ...

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The species is ...

Polar bears are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on sea ice to hunt seals. A new study analyzed a small subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland and found small ...

Ganuk, one of the habitat’s resident polar bears, marked his “sweet 16” in December with a car stuffed with food-filled gift ...

The technician had been photographing polar bears on his time off. A technician was killed by two polar bears at a remote Nunavut station. Safety proposals include manager approval for outdoor access, ...

An Ontario wildlife refuge held a "sweet 16" birthday party for one of its polar bears, complete with a car and an oversized ...

This is an extremely rare occurrence, researchers said — only 13 instances of the act have occurred in a group of 4,600 polar bears recorded over the last 45 years Researcher Evan Richardson said, "It ...