While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the Arctic has a wealth of wildlife to observe and terrains to explore ...

New regulations present challenges to wildlife viewing in Svalbard, but they haven’t sent tourism into a deep freeze, says ...

In A Nutshell A major study of 42 years of data shows severe winter storms have shifted northwest, away from the traditional ...

The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

Runners participating in the North Pole Marathon are wasting no second of their training even if they are on a ship. Ahead of the annual marathon on July 13 (Sunday), the competitors have been ...

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

The iconic image of a polar bear standing on a small ice floe has become a powerful symbol of climate change.

The iconic image of a polar bear standing on a small ice floe has become a powerful symbol of climate change.

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shine a spotlight on wider changes in their behaviour.

Trending News: The top 10 largest bear species, ranked by size and weight, range from the polar bear, standing up to 10 feet tall and weighing over 1,500 pounds, to ...

However, while you can see the differences in a picture, it can be difficult to wrap your head around just how big a polar bear is compared to a panda bear or how you would measure up to a grizzly ...

Polar bears and grizzly bears are both mammals in the Ursidae family. They’re both extremely large bears, although polar bears take the crown of being the largest bear species. In fact, polar bears ...