AS MIDNIGHT approaches in Svalbard, a young polar bear climbs onto an iceberg and carves himself a makeshift bed before falling asleep. This serene moment, capturing the essence of Earth's ...

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

Nima Sarikhani's image of a polar bear snatching a nap on a small iceberg won top honors in the People's Choice category of ...

“Scientists are already unpleasantly surprised at how quickly the impacts of warming such as sea ice loss are showing up in the polar regions, exceeding recent predictions.” Global average warming due ...

Former Eden Prairie resident now an illustrator By Karla Wennerstrom About nine years ago, Erik Brooks said, “I was doing odd jobs but also trying to figure out what kind of work I could do that ...

It’s not the white fluffy look-alike our kids snuggle or the cartoon image drinking Coca-Cola or “fat loungers who draw crowds at zoos” or animated replicas who speak to our children with ...