The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s ...

A new study from Duke showed oceans are getting greener at the poles and bluer in the subtropical regions, like off the SC ...

Hidden Planet Arctic animals are battling more diseases in recent decades. Here’s why. Stories have surfaced of animals such as polar bears fighting off new diseases, and sometimes losing that ...

Siku, a polar bear at Lincoln Park Zoo, developed allergies to various substances including human hair dander (Credit: Lincoln Park Zoo) It may be that zoo animals are so well cared for they ...

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.