You may have found yourself randomly wondering aboutUrsus maritimus, Latin for "sea bear," more commonly known as polar bears. The furry mammals are stellar swimmers and can be found in the cold ...

(CN) - The Ninth Circuit on Monday restored a critical habitat that the U.S. government designated to protect the polar bear from the threat of climate change. Regulators listed the polar bear as an ...

Sea ice decline is hitting all 19 subpopulations of polar bears in the Arctic during the spring and fall, the times of year when they're most vulnerable, a new study found. This study is the first to ...

"I thought he’d veer off into the ditch or the field, but no." Onlooker captures video as massive polar bear interrupts marathon event: 'He aimed straight for us' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Polar bears are running out of ice and out of time, yet inside their cells something remarkable is happening. As the Arctic ...

Alexi Besser-WiekâÄôs message is simple: polar bears are in danger and people should do something about it. As a result, Besser-Wiek, a University of Minnesota environmental science, policy and ...

Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is taking initial steps in improving its polar bear habitat, which is anticipated to be home to new inhabitants next summer. The polar bear exhibit opened in ...

The Obama administration is setting aside 187,000 square miles in Alaska as a "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas. The ...

This image of a napping polar bear won an international photography contest. Amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani took the image to inspire "hope" for the planet's future. The photo highlights a ...

WWF applauds the announcement of the proposed designation of key areas of polar bear habitat across Alaska by the US Department of the Interior. The requirement for the identification of 'critical ...

A polar bear has wandered hundreds of miles from home into an industrial area of northern Siberia in Russia. The starving female was caught on video roaming into the factory town of Norlisk, smelling ...

Alaska state officials are objecting to the Obama administration’s decision to list more than 187,000 square miles—almost the entire U.S. polar bear population’s range—as critical habitat. Critical ...