Within four months, three picture books and one YA novel inspired by Herman Melville’s best-known works are hitting shelves.

Ralph the Golden Retriever puppy is so adorably poofy that he could be mistaken for a baby bear.

The Detroit Zoo and Toledo Zoo have exchanged polar bears to support conservation efforts. A 13-year-old polar bear named Kali has arrived at the Detroit Zoo from Toledo. Nuka, a longtime resident of ...

ROYAL OAK, MI - A polar bear with an improbable survival story has just moved to Michigan. 13-year old Kali now calls the Detroit Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life habitat his home. Kali came to the Detroit ...

As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has been well documented in areas such as Baffin Bay, a stretch of ocean between Greenland ...

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

LEWES, Del. - The cold-water tradition thousands look forward to each winter is getting a later start this year. Special Olympics Delaware announced on Wednesday that the 2026 Lewes Polar Bear Plunge ...

Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a soft, breathy, snorting sound that ...

It’s time to dry those Nora-based tears: The Oregon Zoo has a new polar bear, and this one is going to be big. Kallik is a 3-year-old from the St. Louis Zoo, and he’s already making himself at home in ...

Participants in this year's polar bear dives will get a little last minute help from Mother Nature. After several days of brutally cold weather, the temperature is expected to ruse to 62 degrees by ...

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should bear in mind Marta Hill - Freelance contributor The Polar Bear Swim in ...