Each year on February 27, International Polar Bear Day draws attention to one of the Arctic’s most powerful predators, the polar bear Ursus maritimus. These large marine mammals rely on sea ice to ...

Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

Polar bears are showing up near Arctic communities more often, and headlines suggesting they are “hunting humans” have spread ...

From polar bears and Arctic foxes to seals and snowy owls, the Arctic supports a remarkable range of wildlife built for ...

Sat, February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC Polar bears rely on sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which provide the fat and energy they need to survive. When ice covers the ocean, bears wait near seal ...

Mia Gordon explores the lives of young polar bears as they venture into the world for the first time, from mimicking their ...

In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of these majestic predators reduced to skin and bone, clinging to ever-shrinking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Land-based diets provide a counterintuitive nutritional void that fails to replace marine-derived fats. Researchers utilized ...