Now part of Halfar’s research group studying changes in sea ice cover in northern Labrador, Dias and her co-researchers are ...

A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut. Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on Sentry Island, a popular fishing and hunting spot on the ...

A new study using polar bear poop is revealing why certain chemical contaminants can get trapped and build up inside the body. In a new study, biologists at the University of Pennsylvania show, for ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed Thursday ...

A polar bear has killed a man in Norway's Arctic Spitsbergen island, local officials say. The attack occurred at a campsite near Longyearbyen, the main town of the island in the Svalbard archipelago.

If you want to learn how to draw a polar bear for holiday crafts or just for some fun throughout the year, we detail some ...