The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit around Earth ... a plush white *polar* bear. But given that the four-member Fram2 crew is not only flying over the North Pole, where the cuddly ...

Using remote cameras and satellite collars, researchers were able to track down polar bear dens in Norway’s Svalbard region and get insights into their behavior. On analyzing the data ...

Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...

Tallinn Zoo welcomed polar bear sisters Skadi and Kaja on Wednesday, and by the next day, they were already exploring, adapting, and playfully settling into their new enclosure. The sisters ...

“The handler would very gently take one to the other end of the classroom, and then he’d turn to the other penguin. The penguins would look at each other and slowly waddle over.” He adds ...

"With the same pioneering spirit as early polar explorers, we aim to bring back new data and knowledge to advance the long-term goals of space exploration," said mission commander Chun Wang.

The leucistic penguin, Pearl, is doing better but is "not out of the woods yet," per the Wildlife Welfare Organisation Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo announced on Wednesday it has welcomed the arrival of a 22-year-old polar bear named Haley. According to zoo officials, Haley was born Nov ...