The largest bear in the world and the Arctic's top predator, polar bears are a powerful symbol of the strength and endurance of the Arctic. The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea ...

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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 ...

Places close to the poles, like this islet on Svalbard, which is near the North Pole, have 24 hours of daylight in the summer (polar day) and 24 hours of darkness in the winter (polar night). Credit: ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it had finalized a $123 million grant for Polar Semiconductor to expand its plant in Minnesota, which would allow the ...

The film follows the story of a new mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today. This film marks the ...

The polar vortex is generally an area of low pressure above the Earth’s poles that contains the coldest air. The vortex is more influential during a hemisphere’s winter than in the summer months ...

The weather is warming and signature animals are dwindling. To survive, Churchill turned to tourism, luring people eager to see polar bears. (AP Video/Joshua A. Bickel) CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — ...

Each winter, a blisteringly cold ring of wind rapidly circulates clockwise in the stratosphere above Antarctica, forming a polar vortex around the icy continent. This year, however, the polar ...

Sandwiched between Finland and Russia 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Kirkenes rests near the opening of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As the sea ice retreats ...

“Most recently, China’s premier Li Qiang met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and agreed to continue to expand their coordination over Arctic issues like shipping and polar ship ...