Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations. Temperatures in the Arctic region are warming more ...

These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best A polar bear mother and her clingy, but cute, cubs are photographed along ...

Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites ...

A polar bear walks on ice after pulling iself out of the Chukchi Sea on June 14, 2014. Even though the Chukchi Sea polar bear population has fared better than others in the rapidly warming Arctic ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears three decades ago, according to a new study. As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a ...

In the new study, researchers examined blood samples from polar bears in the Chukchi Sea in 1987–1994 and then three decades later, 2008-2017, looking for antibodies to six pathogens.

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks. When you ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The researchers say they’re unsure how the injuries will affect polar bear populations, but they speculate the injuries could reduce the ...

The buzz of excitement at Berlin Zoo was abruptly interrupted by cries of panic and a loud splash as something dropped into the moat within the polar bear enclosure. To the shock of onlookers ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet. The changes appear to be an unexpected consequence of climate change, related to ...