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Polar bears are suffering from an 'energy deficit' due to lack of food access
This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...
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Polar bear population decline the direct result of extended 'energy deficit' due to lack of food
U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.
Western Hudson Bay polar bear population down 50% over the last 40 years
A new study says the number of polar bears in western Hudson Bay has been cut in half over the past four decades.
How greasy fur helps polar bears brave the cold
DocumentaryPolar bears swim in icy waters, roll around in snow and slide down hills... all in subzero conditions.But whether ...
Scientists Know How Polar Bears' Fur Repels Snow and Ice
There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The ...
Grasshoppers' size shifts reveal climate change winners and losers
As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to ...
The Arctic Has Long Been a Carbon-Capture Giant, but That’s Starting to Change
The world is adept at balancing the warming gases in its atmosphere, but anthropogenic climate change is challenging this ...
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The warming Arctic is now a carbon source, report finds
The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic ...