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Some polar bears have been getting chunkier—despite losing their main hunting grounds to climate change
Arctic temperatures are rising nearly four times faster than those in the rest of the world, resulting in the loss of sea ice ...
Polar bears, a mascot for the impacts of climate change, are threatened by melting sea ice. These iconic Arctic predators ...
The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found.
Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary.
Remarkably, the number of days with no ice in the region increased by roughly 100 during that period. And yet, as the authors found, the body condition of both male and female polar bears—i.e., how ...
The renowned Wildlife Photographer competition has kickstarted its voting campaign for the People’s Choice Award. These are ...
With Super Bowl 60 fast approaching on Feb. 8, we're starting to get a sense of which stars will appear during ad breaks in ...
Gwich’in leaders are renewing their legal challenge to protect the Arctic Refuge and the Porcupine caribou herd that has sustained northern communities for generations after US plans reopened the door ...
Our small plane dropped through the cloud to reveal a vast expanse of sea ice, the low sun picking out the distant, ...
Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures ...
While photographing wildlife in Yellowstone, naturalist Stan Tekiela witnesses a rare and unsettling moment: a red fox kills ...
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