The "surreal" snap beat out photos of majestic whales, curious foxes and more to snag the top spot Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

Polar bears aren't actually white. Their color is determined by the lighting and climate of their surroundings. Following is a transcript of the video. Polar bears aren't actually white.Turns out ...

Two-year-old twin polar bears Kallik (pronounced Kah-LEEK), left, and Kallu (Kah-LOO) take a swim during their public debut ...

Polar bear cubs are incredibly cute — and amazingly elusive. Their mothers dig dens under the snow in remote areas. Protecting cubs is key to the species’ survival. Under half of all polar bear cubs ...

It’s a big world out there, especially for polar bear cubs emerging from their dens. An international team of researchers observed these special first steps thanks to nearly a decade of camera ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...