Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

After one of the warmest Novembers on record across Northern Canada, Hudson Bay, the seasonal lifeline for polar bears, has remained unusually ice-free. Now, attention is on the polar vortex, as the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A study of an Alaska polar bear population in summer concludes the bear’s biology will not help stave off starvation in the face of global warming. The study of southern ...

Global warming has become a problem not only for changing the weather, but also to species of animals. Their habitats are being destroyed; an example is polar bears. Global warming is an increase in ...

It’s International Polar Bear today, so if you live within shouting distance of the Arctic Circle, hug the closest polar bear. (Actually do not do that—an adult male polar bear is nearly half a ton of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — About a third of the world’s polar bears could be in imminent danger from greenhouse gas emissions in as soon as a decade, a U.S. government report shows. The U.S. Geological ...

In the debate over the possibility of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, polar bears play an important, if silent, role. Oil Industry Tool to Save Polar Bear Dens Is More ...

Jersey Shore seals, seahorses, shorebirds and shellfish just got some big help from Polar Bear Plungers for Save Coastal Wildlife.

Feb. 27 was International Polar Bear Day. I hope all your readers will take a moment to think not only about these animals but about our relationship to all life on Earth. Here are the “bear facts” ...