The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

Polar Bear vs Kodiak Bear: Location and Habitat Preferences A primary difference between a polar bear vs Kodiak bear is where you can find them in the wild. Kodiak bears are unique in that they ...

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

A man dropped his gun and managed to outrun a polar bear on a snowmobile in a heart-racing moment caught on camera in the Arctic Circle.

The footage and its implications for polar bear conservation are detailed in a study published February 27 (International Polar Bear Day) in the Journal of Wildlife Management.

Researchers captured rare footage of polar bear cubs emerging from dens in Svalbard, Norway, using nearly a decade of remote camera data to reveal new insights about den emergence and post ...

Two polar bears attacked and killed a worker at a remote radar station in the Canadian Arctic, the facility's operator said. The attack happened Thursday at one of Nasittuq Corp.'s work locations ...

Despite being the largest land carnivore and a top Arctic predator that can weigh over 600 kg, polar bears start off surprisingly small. Blind, almos ...

New tracking devices that stick in polar bears’ fur could be the key to protecting both people and bears - by closely monitoring the animals' locations.

Scientists have developed a new way of tracking polar bears and it could help us better understand how they cope with disappearing sea ice. This breakthrough in stick-on GPS tracking tags will ...

Polar bears have been exposed to more viruses, bacteria and parasites in recent decades, a new study shows, possibly acquiring the germs in their diet.