Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo ...

Bears hold endless fascination for people—they’re huge, and intelligent, and they look oh so cuddly. It’s easy to imagine ...

We were camped in the Northwest Territories conducting research when our camp dog started barking. Then the polar bear ...

SOLDIERS have spoken of the "harrowing" and "intense" operations which earned their regiment a major honour. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, awarded 16 Medical Regiment the Firmin Sword of Peace ...

The first time Chris Tarrant was nearly killed by a bear he had a terrible hangover. 'I lay down and fell asleep by a path in the woods. I woke up to find a huge Russian brown bear standing over me.' ...

Towering over the Arctic landscape, the polar bear stands as the ultimate apex predator. In this video, we explore what makes this massive carnivore so deadly – from its unmatched strength and stealth ...

The UK’s oldest polar bear has been put to sleep after experiencing age-related health issues, as she was praised as " a joy to all" visitors. Victoria, aged 28, had been receiving geriatric ...

Scientists in Norway's Svalbard archipelago have taken fat tissue biopsies from polar bears for the first time to study the impact of pollutants on their health.

Polar bear biopsies to shed light on Arctic pollutants Norway (AFP) – With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a ...

French scientist Marie-Anne Blanchet examines bear cubs before taking tissue biopsies and blood samples from their sedated mother, in eastern Spitzbergen, in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, on ...

Polar bears have been exposed to more viruses, bacteria and parasites in recent decades, a new study shows, possibly acquiring the germs in their diet.

In a study that has provided clues about how polar bear disease could be linked to ice loss, scientists examined blood samples from bears in the Chukchi Sea - between Alaska and Russia.