As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

Polar bears are running out of ice and out of time, yet inside their cells something remarkable is happening. As the Arctic warms and traditional hunting grounds vanish, researchers are finding that ...

A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of the ...

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

In the southern reaches of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, a striking image has emerged from the sand and heat: one of the world’s ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered a paradigm shift in polar bears’ genetics, helping them to adapt to disastrous realities of climate change. Owing to human-caused ...

The federal government has proposed a rule that would create a new region of protection for grizzly bears, while allowing citizens to kill the bears under certain conditions. The U.S. Fish and ...

Long before modern bears were around, Earth was home to massive bear species. Like today’s bears, these animals roamed forests and tundra. However, these ancient animals towered over today’s largest ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There once used to be up to 10,000 grizzly bears roaming California, but they eventually disappeared from ...