A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes ...

As the ultimate apex predator, it relies on strength, stealth, and an incredible sense of smell to hunt its primary prey—seals. In this video, we explore what makes polar bears such formidable ...

For a variety of reasons bears are waking up mid-hibernation in Alaska. Is this a temporary phenomenon or a portent of ...

Siku, a polar bear at Lincoln Park Zoo, developed allergies to various substances including human hair dander (Credit: ...

Although it was only briefly seen during the live webcast of its launch, the Fram2 mission's zero-gravity indicator was ...

Some animals live without the worry of ... they have been known to prey on people intentionally. Polar bears are not only ...

A group of several hundred polar bears in south ... waiting outside their prey's breathing holes on blocks of floating freshwater ice from glaciers, in an example of the animals adapting to ...

From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, including forests, mountains, icy tundra, deserts and swamps.

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus ... stabilizing the river banks and helping with flood control. Similarly, prey animals of bears adjust their behavior depending on when and where they might be ...