At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...

A photo of a polar bear sleeping in a bed of flowers in the Arctic won the 2024 Nature Photography Contest, the competition ...

At birth, polar bears are blind, nearly hairless and weigh just over a pound—about the same as a loaf of bread. But they spend their first few months snuggled inside a snowy den, fattening up on their ...

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 ...

Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; Valuable footage of moms and cubs emerging from ...

The remote cameras have captured the moment a mother pokes her head out from her den to see if the world is safe enough for ...

Researchers use remote camera footage and satellite collars to gain new insights into polar bear denning behavior and cub survival. The denning period is the most critical time in a polar bear’s life.

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

Yet why they stick around for so long and what they’re doing remains poorly understood, and the tracking devices researchers ...

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

A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate ...

I spent four days learning about biomimicry and how studying polar bear pelts led to solar energy-capturing coats.