This spring, when I set out to report on the vanishing world of Inuit polar-bear hunters for The New Yorker’s Far-Flung ...

In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.

Coast Guard Pacific Area Chief of Operations Capt. Brian Krautler addresses the media as the U.S. Coast Guard's three polar ...

The photographer Vadim Makhorov, while recently cruising on the Chukchi Sea, noticed a group of polar bears that were taking ...

In a single year, one polar bear can leave roughly 300 kilograms of prey for other animals to dine on. Altogether, the carnivores provide 7.6 million kilograms of carrion for scavengers throughout the ...

A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers from University of Manitoba and San Diego ...

Drone footage by photographer Vadim Makhorov shows the polar bears looking out windows and relaxing on porches AP Photo/Vadim Makhorov A group of polar bears recently moved into an abandoned research ...

A remote Arctic island once used as a Soviet weather station has become overrun by polar bears. On Kolyuchin Island, in Russia’s Chukchi Sea, dozens of bears now roam through abandoned buildings and ...

Update: Astra made her Como debut on Monday, Oct. 13, by exploring the deep-water side of Polar Bear Odyssey. Get more updates on Como Park Zoo & Conservatory’s Facebook page. Como Park Zoo & ...

ST. LOUIS — A male polar bear is leaving the Saint Louis Zoo and heading across the country. The zoo said Kallik will move to the Oregon Zoo in Portland later this fall. "The moves are part of a ...

ST. LOUIS – In a national effort to help advance the species’ conservation, polar bear Kallik will be leaving the St. Louis Zoo. According to the St. Louis Zoo—who shared the announcement on ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo is gearing up to welcome a new furry friend. Nora, a female polar bear from the Oregon Zoo, will soon join Berit, the 26-year-old bear already in Madison ...