The footage, taken on the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, shows a mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) plodding through the Arctic island's frozen landscape and her three cubs emerging one after ...

This finding helps explain how polar bears stay ice-free while hunting in temperatures that can plummet below -40°C. “We measured ice adhesion strength, which is a useful measure of how well ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...