A hybrid grolar bear saga is unfolding in the Arctic, and the tale of this strange family has much to tell us about nature on ...

Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”. View on ...

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 ...

The Scientific name for the polar bear is Ursus maritimus. Learn about this magnificent species, its classification, and ...

Across the Arctic, one bear stands apart from all the others, not just in size but in how it looks at us. While most large ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The alarming trend of record-low sea ice in Hudson Bay has dire consequences for polar bears, who are fasting on land and ...

Currently, there are eight living species of bear around the world: Polar bear, Brown bear, Black bear, Andean (Spectacled) bear, Panda bear, Himalayan (Moon) bear, Sloth bear, Sun bear. Bears are ...

This story, “In the Jaws of the White Bear,” appeared in the April 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. The Boothia Peninsula is the northernmost point on the mainland of North America. It was there, in July ...