In subzero winds, hypothermia announces itself in small, easy-to-miss ways. Here’s what one Nat Geo Explorer does to combat it in some of the coldest places on Earth.

Enjoy an adorable play session as a mother polar bear entertains her curious cub.

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

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Boston’s loss to the Kraken, Hampus Lindholm’s injury, the goalie rotation, and much more.

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 started off their New Year with a dip in English Bay. Over the years the event has become more than just a communal dip into frigid waters, with 2026 marking the 106th edition of the annual ...

Thousands of New Yorkers braved the cold weather and water to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday as part of the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. Hosted by the Coney Island Polar Bear ...

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — In Fayette County, just under the New River Gorge Bridge, a long-standing New Years tradition took place at Fayette Station. Friends, locals and visitors alike took part in ...

The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. After a few years of ...

BIRCH BAY, Wash. — Thousands of people in Birch Bay are braving the cold on Thursday and trying to set a world record. The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce, Blaine Birch Bay Park and Recreation District ...

JACKSONPORT, Wis. (WBAY) - What better way to start off the new year than by doing a polar plunge in Door County? The 40 th-annual “Polar Bear Swim” took place at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport, Door ...