Polar bears have a reputation for being aggressive. While this is only true if they feel provoked or threatened, it can pose challenges to communities living near their habitat. Residents who live ...

Elsewhere in the world, polar bears need at least 180 days, usually more, of sea ice for them to use as their hunting base. When there's no sea ice bears often don't eat for months.

A 4-year-old female polar bear named "Ho-chan" received a big ice block with her favorite apples inside on July 19 at Tennoji Zoo in the city of Osaka･･･ ...

An ice scientist, Stroeve says there is just something about polar bears that is so special. “It really just makes you so happy to see them, to see an animal living in such a harsh environment ...

An ice scientist, Stroeve says there is just something about polar bears that is so special. “It really just makes you so happy to see them, to see an animal living in such a harsh environment ...

Polar bears walk across sea ice for miles, searching for cracks and holes in the surface through which they can hunt their ringed seal prey. But a new study has found that, in some areas, the ice ...

A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of ...

"Historically, these bears would spend basically most of their year on the sea ice," Atwood said. "Now, upwards of 30% of the population has learned to come ashore during that summer and fall period." ...

Scientists have identified a distinct subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland that, in an area with little sea ice, survive by hunting from ice that breaks off glaciers. The ...

Washing polar bear fur removed its ice resistance, suggesting that the oily coating on the hairs is the key to its properties. This substance, known as sebum, is secreted by glands connected to ...

For example, the structure of Gentoo penguin feathers repels ice, all without the fatty grease that polar bears use. [ Related: Polar bears adapted to the Arctic just 70,000 years ago. ] ...