As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

Polar bears lose sea ice due to climate change, forcing them to fast longer and lose body fat, leading to emaciation. The photos sparked debate over narrative and accuracy, with experts urging caution ...

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a "glimmer of hope" for the Arctic species, which is facing possible extinction ...

New research has suggested that polar bears could be rewriting their DNA in order to adapt to warmer climates.

It's no secret that polar bears in the Arctic are suffering as a result of changing conditions due to climate change, but a new study has discovered they are hurting in more ways than previously ...

Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue. Subscribe to ...

Polar bears rely on sea ice for hunting, and the rapid disappearance of ice as a result of climate change threatens their ...

FILE - This March 25, 2009, file photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a polar bear in the Beaufort Sea region of Alaska. On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered ...

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The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than two-thirds of polar bears are expected to be ...

It's only the 13th known case of adoption out of the 4,600 bears studied for nearly five decades in northern Canada.