Polar bears' fur is not white. What makes their coats appear white is a result of science, allowing them to blend into the Arctic landscape.

Polar bear safaris serve up a rare opportunity to meet Arctic man-eaters under the northern lights. Colby J Brokvist Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans. Still, every ...

A unique population of polar bears is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined.

Polar bears could go extinct due to climate change, study warns With the polar bear species in a fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new distinct group of Greenland bears ...

Polar bears could go extinct due to climate change, study warns Climate change is rapidly melting sea ice in the Arctic, causing "large-scale changes" in how polar bears are able to function ...

Cave bears and modern bears, such as brown bears and polar bears, diverged from a common ancestor, and interbreeding among the various species was common.

The heating of the planet is pushing Earth's polar bear population to its limit, and according to a new study they could have fewer than 100 years left before extinction.

Nearly all of the major subpopulations of polar bears are now in danger of severe declines in population due to melting sea ice, scientists say.A study published Monday at Nature.com found that 18 … ...

With World Polar Bear Day right around the corner (February 27) we're sharing 10 facts about the magnificent creature that has become a pop culture icon but also faces a grim future in the face of ...

The maternal lineage of the extinct Irish brown bear can still be traced to all modern polar bears today, according to the research published in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.

So imagine study leader Ceiridwen Edwards’ surprise when she analyzed mitochondrial DNA in the bones of extinct brown bears collected from Irish caves and discovered that it most closely ...