Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

A glimpse into the lives of the MOSAiC mission’s polar bear guards—and the powerful predators they watch for. Working with polar bears "isn't about what you do when you have a bad encounter," says ...

The Canadian town of Churchill has already had more than four times as many polar bear visitors this year compared with the same time last year, and many more could soon be on the way. When you ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

The Ignite 3 looks like a sleek, modern smartwatch but acts like a tracker from five years ago. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a ...

An arctic air mass has descended into the US, and a disrupted polar vortex will keep the nation in the freezer at times deeper into December. More than 200 million people will wake up to freezing ...

Polar bear’s scientific name, Ursus maritimus, means “sea bear” in Latin. Polar bears are called Nanuuq by Eskimos. Other names they are known by include ice bear and isbj. Polar bears are one of the ...

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On Hudson Bay’s frigid shores, scientists track the animals to better understand how the environment is shaping their chances of survival Photographs by Neil Ever Osborne; Text by Neil Ever Osborne ...

DNA from a polar bear jawbone has revealed the Arctic species first originated about 150,000 years ago, scientists announced today. It has been known that polar bears evolved from brown bears, but ...

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