The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their hunting grounds are shrinking, food is becoming harder to find, and their ...

Researchers were surprised when they spotted an additional cub with this mother polar bear. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill When female polar bear X33991 first emerged from her maternal den in ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare case of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was apparently orphaned. The nonprofit group Polar Bears International ...

When scientists in Canada came across a female polar bear with two cubs in the fall, they made an unusual discovery: One of the young was not her own offspring but instead a rare documented example of ...

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

Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic conditions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

NORWICH, England, UK, December 12, 2025 (ENS) – As the planet heats up, a population of polar bears living in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to their warmer environment, new research by ...

Boston has seen just one day so far this month where the average temperature was above the seasonal norm, daring me to ask — are you over the cold yet? Astronomical winter hasn’t even arrived (that ...

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Do you believe in Santa? If not, you might find yourself on a train heading toward the North Pole in order to help you believe, or this might just sound like the plot of "The Polar Express" to you.