A viral video has captured a group of polar bears taking over an abandoned research station off Russia's far eastern coast — ...

The Obama administration is setting aside 187,000 square miles in Alaska as a "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas. The ...

Siku, a 15-year-old male polar bear, is moving in the coming weeks to Madison, Wisconsin — home, of course, of the University ...

Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...

The US government has announced that 484,000 square kilometres of sea ice, islands, and coastline considered important to polar bears is now designated critical habitat in Alaska. The US government ...

WWF applauds the announcement of the proposed designation of key areas of polar bear habitat across Alaska by the US Department of the Interior. The requirement for the identification of 'critical ...

The team found that the captive polar bears, who had been on a long-term high-protein diet, exhibited a more diverse and distinct fecal microbiome than their wild counterparts, likely due to dietary ...