Polar bears near Svalbard are gaining fat despite sea ice loss, revealing how some Arctic wildlife is adapting to warming.

Remarkably, the number of days with no ice in the region increased by roughly 100 during that period. And yet, as the authors found, the body condition of both male and female polar bears—i.e., how ...

One of the most attractive critters at the zoo splashes through frigid waters: polar bears, the beauties of the Arctic Circle ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the sea ice melts rapidly.

Polar bears in Svalbard have stayed in good physical condition despite rapid loss of their sea ice habitat due to climate ...

Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

Drone footage by photographer Vadim Makhorov shows the polar bears looking out windows and relaxing on porches AP Photo/Vadim Makhorov A group of polar bears recently moved into an abandoned research ...

Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo is gearing up to welcome a new furry friend. Nora, a female polar bear from the Oregon Zoo, will soon join Berit, the 26-year-old bear already in Madison ...