Mother seals usually stay close to their pups and this polar bear tried to use that fact to its advantage.

Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become fatter and healthier since the early 1990s, all while sea ice has steadily declined due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A polar bear with its cub in Svalbard, Norway. Jon Aars / Norwegian Polar Institute In parts of the Arctic, polar bears are in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not all polar bear populations are declining as a result of sea ice loss, according to new research. Polar bears that live along ...

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 ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary. By Eric Niiler The population of polar bears in Norway’s ...

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Polar bears are in better physical health than 25 years ago - despite sea ice losses, reveals new research. The well-being of the iconic white mammals living around the Norwegian island of Svalbard ...

More than 50 hungry polar bears invaded the Russian coastal village of Belushya Guba over a period of three months, attracted by the local dump. Some bears entered homes and businesses by ripping ...

For the time being, the bears are adapting to warming temperatures and a changing habitat Ruzdi Ekenheim via Getty Images Arctic temperatures are rising nearly four times faster than those in the rest ...