In Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden's documentary, the "Polar Bear Capital of the World" takes center stage. So too does ...

Kallik, the Oregon Zoo’s new resident polar bear, is essentially a toddler. And, after arriving in Portland on Thursday from ...

Hollow hairs are a key survival tool for Arctic animals, which have evolved to grow extraordinary weather-proof coats.

Watch a polar bear drawing come to life through a step by step process designed to make wildlife sketching easier and more accurate. This tutorial starts with simple shapes to map out the head, torso, ...

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

Thousands of brave divers took to the chilly waters of the Pacific near the Cayucos Pier on New Year’s Day to celebrate the 46th annual Carlin Soulé Memorial Polar Bear Dip. Hosted by the Cayucos ...

DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — On the Door County Peninsula, what started as a simple idea decades ago is now an annual tradition in Jacksonport. At the Jacksonport Annual Polar Bear Club Plunge on New Year’s ...

Participants in this year's polar bear dives will get a little last minute help from Mother Nature. After several days of brutally cold weather, the temperature is expected to ruse to 62 degrees by ...

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should bear in mind Marta Hill - Freelance contributor The Polar Bear Swim in ...

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 ...