While the bears enjoy soaking up the sun, warmer weather triggers several physiological changes. Baxendell explained polar ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

The Detroit Zoo welcomed Haley, a 22-year-old polar bear, to its Arctic Ring of Life habitat. She joins two other polar bears ...

It’s up to an Alaska federal court to decide who has the rights to a portion of land between the Canning and Staines rivers ...

An energetic pair of polar bear twins will be on view to the public at the Saint Louis Zoo for the first time today ...

“Haley is such a special and inquisitive bear,” said Mike Murray, VP of life sciences for the Detroit Zoological Society. “We ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

The Trump administration formally announced Thursday that it planned to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National ...