Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic ...

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...

Global competition in the Arctic is raising hopes of a revival in the town of Churchill. We went to meet the people, and the ...

The technician had been photographing polar bears on his time off. A technician was killed by two polar bears at a remote Nunavut station. Safety proposals include manager approval for outdoor access, ...

A Canadian radar technician was mauled to death by a pair of polar bears as he took photos of them while working at a remote Arctic outpost, it emerged this week. Christopher Best, 34, left the safety ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The short film category of this year’s Nature’s Best ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

In a single year, one polar bear can leave roughly 300 kilograms of prey for other animals to dine on. Altogether, the carnivores provide 7.6 million kilograms of carrion for scavengers throughout the ...

A polar bear feasts on a seal it captured in the receding tide along the Hudson Bay Lowlands. Ryan St. John peers through his binoculars on the shore of Hudson Bay near his home community of Arviat, ...