Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

The changing climate poses a major threat to polar bear survival. But new research suggests that rising temperatures may be altering polar bear DNA in ways that help them adapt and endure in ...

The species is adapting to warmer temperatures ...

In the frozen wilderness of the Arctic, human survival historically depended on using every available food source. But one ...

In a remote corner of Southeast Greenland, a small, isolated group of polar bears is doing something scientists once thought would take far longer: reshaping its own DNA to keep pace with a rapidly ...

A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it's due to the impacts of climate change. “It’s kind of the first ...

Polar bears appear to be turning to inbreeding for survival. A study published in the Royal Society Journals shows a loss of up to 10% of genetic diversity in the polar bear population from Svalbard ...

In fact, polar bears do not actually have white fur. No, we aren’t kidding. These fluffy mammals, which survive in the icy ...

Only 13 instances of adoption have been recorded in western Hudson Bay polar bear population since studies began more than 45 years ago.

A 10-year-old polar bear named Nora has arrived at Henry Vilas Zoo after a cross-country journey from Oregon state.

It’s hard to look at a polar bear and not feel a mix of awe and alarm. They’re massive and built for survival on Arctic ice.

Nigel Jaquiss of the Oregon Journalism Project broke the story earlier this month. ARC PDX's Barry Mangold interviewed Jaquiss about his reporting. Departing state board member criticizes Utah’s ...