You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways no other ...

Life in the Arctic is harsh and unforgiving, but the polar bear has perfected survival in one of the most extreme ...

Climate change affects animals too. Rising temperatures are driving grizzly bears and polar bears together creating hybrid pizzly bears.

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair. The sebum –or hair grease–on their fur ...

As friendly as Polar is, he’s not a fan of walking around with many little friends on his back. He shakes the butterflies off and continues his hike, only to be swarmed again a few minutes later.

It’s the hottest day of the year and I’m standing in a field watching a couple of polar bears chomping through heads of ...

Polar bear safaris serve up a rare opportunity to meet Arctic man-eaters under the northern lights. Colby J Brokvist Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans. Still, every ...

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.

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind the bears’ natural antifreeze hasn't been studied until now ...

Stories have surfaced of animals such as polar bears fighting off new diseases, and sometimes losing that fight.

“It was always assumed that when polar bears diverged from brown bears, they must have quickly adapted to the Arctic in one rapid evolutionary change.