Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they ...

Polar bears are showing up near Arctic communities more often, and headlines suggesting they are “hunting humans” have spread ...

More than 50 hungry polar bears invaded the Russian coastal village of Belushya Guba over a period of three months, attracted by the local dump. Some bears entered homes and businesses by ripping ...

Full-grown bears are by no means immune to danger, however. The authors cite earlier research predicting that the adult male population could decrease by 24% if the ice-free summer season increases to ...

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 ...

Radar has long been used across the world to detect severe weather, airplanes, and other objects. But a collaboration between Polar Bears International and Spotter Global has developed a unique radar ...

Humans are social by design. Rising isolation from remote life clashes with our biology, weakening health and community in ways solitary species do not face.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Land-based diets provide a counterintuitive nutritional void that fails to replace marine-derived fats. Researchers utilized ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

In the face of sea ice loss, some of the bears on the Norwegian archipelago are gaining weight. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 29, 2026 11:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...