
Polar bears could go extinct sooner than scientists previously thought
We've long known climate change will cause trouble for polar bears in the wild, but a new study reveals their metabolic...

UK's first polar bear cub in 25 years born in Scotland
25 years have passed since a polar bear was born in Britain - but the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)...

Video of starving polar bear ‘rips your heart out of your chest’
Conservationist Paul Nicklen recorded this devastating video of a polar bear struggling to survive in a warming...

"You had to live it to believe it" - hundreds of polar bears rush to feast on one whale carcass
When a bowhead whale washed ashore at Wrangel Island in Russia, the polar bears were ready. Between 150 and 230...

Snow-free images of Arctic polar bears show the harsh reality of climate change
When Patty Waymire headed to Barter Island, Alaska a few months ago, she expected to take lots of photographs of...

Manchester unveils starry polar bear sculpture in a whimsical celebration of winter
Meet Polo, the 8-foot-tall aluminum polar bear that now lives in Manchester, U.K. A seasonal gift to the city from...

"World's saddest polar bear" will get temporary reprieve from tiny mall cage
Pizza the polar bear, known as the "world's saddest polar bear," will get a temporary reprieve from her cage at...

"World's saddest polar bear" offered new home at UK wildlife park
A "tragic polar bear" living in a cramped space in China's Grandview Aquarium incited international concern after...

Pizzly bears are appearing in the rapidly warming Arctic
In an unusual twist of the climate change saga, polar bears and grizzly bears are increasingly interbreeding and...

Watch a little polar bear cub experience snow for the first time
Apparently it's not just human kids who react adorably the first time they play in the snow. Although polar bears...

Chemical pollutants are breaking polar bears' penises
Of all the creatures on Earth impacted by reckless human activity, polar bears are having a remarkably lousy time...

The Biomimicry Manual: What can We Learn About Resilience from the Grizzly Bear?
I'm off to the wilds of Montana this week, doing some in-person, up-close biomimicry research, and I've got my...

Climate Change Forces Polar Bears to Consume More Contaminants
A recent study found that the East Greenlandic population of polar bears is being exposed to more contaminants...

Greenpeace Unveils the World's Largest Polar Bear - And It's Bigger Than a Double-Decker Bus!
The three-ton marionette was created by Christopher Kelly and will be operated by a team of over 15 puppeteers...