Polar bears enjoy swimming in cold water for hunting, cooling off, and playing, and they are majestic to watch.

Millions have seen the heart-wrenching video of a polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering ... because their sea ice habitat is under threat from climate change.

We know there’s trouble with polar bear habitat (the polar bear is also known as white bear, nanook, sea bear and ice bear). We also know some polar phenomena might cease to exist in our lifetime.

The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into ...

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate ...

These interesting facts will entertain, enlighten and totally blow your mind Interesting facts you’ll want to share with ...

Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses. However, they are all referred to as seals. There are over 30 species of ...

On a recent evening, about halfway between Norway and the North Pole, I stood alone on the wide-open top deck of a Russian ship called the Akademik Sergey Vavilov, hoping to spot a polar bear ... the ...

A few years back, a particularly imaginative young boy came into Georgina Berg’s kindergarten class in Churchill, Canada, ...

COCHRANE - One of the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat’s most beloved residents just turned 12, and staff made sure the milestone was paws-itively unforgettable. Henry, a polar bear known for his ...

And one bear in particular — Betty White — has been stealing the show. “She’s a big mover,” said Alysa McCall, a staff scientist and director of conservation outreach at Polar Bears ...

The bear was seen in Lone Tree and in the backyard of an Arapahoe County home before an Aurora resident saw it near the 27500 ...