A newborn polar bear is quite small, weighing around 1.5 pounds. In the recent case, a rare polar bear spotted near a cottage in a remote Icelandic village was shot by police after being deemed a ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native ... it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow ...

Bruno was a female bear that lived in Alaska's Beaufort ... indicating that polar bears developed their unique characteristics more recently than previously thought. "We found some variants ...

But polar bear experts worry these animals may be ... device to use frequencies that could penetrate snow and assess its characteristics, such as whether it was hard-packed or fluffy.

A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed Thursday ...

The polar bear capital of the world is threatened by a warming arctic. Watch the full original documentary "On the Edge" here. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing tourists closer to ...

MORE: Prolonged ice-free periods putting Hudson Bay polar bear population at risk of extinction: Study The melting of the sea ice has shortened the polar bears' feeding season, which has resulted ...

Recently, a polar bear was shot in Iceland after drifting from Greenland. These apex predators rely heavily on sea ice for hunting and face significant threats as their icy habitats continue to ...