In parts of the Arctic, polar bears are in decline as sea ice, which they depend on to hunt, disappears. That is not the case, however, on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, where bears have actually ...

Each year on 27, International Polar Bear Day draws attention to one of the Arctic’s most powerful predators, the polar bear ...

After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but ...

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

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 need ice for their long term survival as less or shrinking ice forces these creatures to travel long distances in ...

The Detroit Zoo announced Jan. 30 that it had welcomed Kali, a new polar bear, to the Arctic Ring of Life. Kali came from the Toledo Zoo as a planned move meant to support the long-term sustainability ...

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...

Deep in the ice-covered peaks of Norway lies the sleepy Arctic village of Svalbard. With fewer than 3,000 residents, its inhabitants are primarily wildlife. Arctic foxes scurry from their burrows, ...

Polar bears are healthier, with more fat reserves, than they were 25 years ago, despite a decrease in Arctic sea ice around Svalbard islands.

The author and his neighbors in Point Lay Alaska had several close encounters with polar bears in the mid-90s.