A photo of a polar bear sleeping in a bed of flowers in the Arctic won the 2024 Nature Photography Contest, the competition ...

Czech cold-water swimmers have set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 took part in the ...

According to the group’s findings, which have been published in Science Advances, the key lies in polar bear’s sebum—a natural skin oil secreted from glands beneath their fur. This oily ...

A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

The 32nd annual Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights drew 7,500 polar plungers who walked, ran or briefly submerged into the Atlantic Ocean, officials said.

Editor's Note: National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our December 2017 video ...

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

Researchers have discovered that a polar bear’s paws have significantly better traction than other bear species, enabling them to run more easily on ice and snow. This is due to larger papillae, or ...

Over 7,500 participants braved the frigid Atlantic for the Jersey Shore's largest Polar Bear Plunge. The event has become the largest fundraiser for Special Olympics New Jersey, with all proceeds ...

The show, which will air at 10 a.m. Saturday on NBC, will highlight what makes the bears and their habitat unique and how people can contribute to polar bear conservation efforts, among other topics.