Not all polar bear populations are declining as a result of sea ice loss, according to new research. Polar bears that live along the Barents Sea near Svalbard -- the archipelago between Norway and the ...

Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they hunt seals, their primary source of energy. Bears often wait beside breathing ...

Sat, February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC Polar bears rely on sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which provide the fat and energy they need to survive. When ice covers the ocean, bears wait near seal ...

With roughly 22,000 to 31,000 polar bears spread across 19 subpopulations, the latest data reveal a striking divide: while some groups are shrinking fast, others are stabilizing or even improving ...

Lincoln Park Zoo has announced their first-ever Polar Bear Awareness Week, Feb. 25-March 3, offering Chicago families a chance to learn more about the arctic creatures. With fewer than 25,000 polar ...

A polar bear was spotted in Iceland for the first time since 2016—and was promptly shot dead by police. Inuit hunter Hjelmer Hammeken spotted a ringed seal near its breathing hole on the Greenland ice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a beautiful story out of the arctic to end your year on a good note. A polar bear mom took on a second (presumably orphaned) ...

Yellé arrived at the zoo in mid-March from Quebec’s Zoo Sauvage de Saint-Félicien. Following a two-week quarantine period, ...

To protect the vulnerable biodiversity of the Arctic, researchers from the University of Alberta and San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...

It was with some irony that the biggest polar bear plunge at the Jersey Shore was pushed back a few weekends to March 14 due ...

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 ...