Dozens of families happily embraced the weather, praising the benefits of the annual event: fresh air, natural beauty and a ...

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

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of ...

With frigid temperatures sweeping into the region, Chicagoans are being asked to take precautions and make alternate plans as ...

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

As the U.S. prepares to take on another bout of cold weather, the term "polar vortex" is getting thrown around. But what is ...

The polar bear’s move was announced back in September, and Kallik is now settling in at the Oregon Zoo. It was intentionally planned through recommendation by the Polar Bear Population Alliance’s ...

In order to understand the massive changes afoot in the warming polar regions, oceanographer Allison Fong is hunting for the ...

Let’s face the facts: polar bears are adorable. While they are adorable at any time, when they are playing around in the snow ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed that “some genes linked to heat-stress, aging and metabolism” were “behaving ...

Welcome to the 17th Annual Pottstown Polar Bear Plunge, a tradition steeped in fun, fashion, and temporary insanity. It’s that time of year when dozens, in this case more than 60 people, in various ...

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 ...