Credit: Toronto Zoo/Cover Images With North America marking Groundhog Day on Sunday (2February) Toronto Zoo’s polar bears had ...

A tyrannosaur that lived 70 million years ago in Alaska wasn't nearly as big as Tyrannosaurus rex, but it wasn't as small as ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

Comparing fur samples collected from animals in Svalbard, Norway, an international team of researchers first identified that ...

Polar bears are not just the largest bear species on earth they also hold the distinction of being the only species of bear that has been documented ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant ...

Gordon Buchanan had a terrifying near-death experience with a polar bear (Picture: Jason Roberts) BBC cameraman, Gordon ...

Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.

Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay have seen their population nearly halved over the last several decades, largely due to dwindling sea ice and limited hunting opportunities, according to the findings ...

They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o ...

Julia StrattonLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterCanada's National ObserverA fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...