A new polar bear genetics study has come up with a relatively recent estimate for the time when those bears separated into a species apart from brown bears. The study, conducted by an international ...

The results confirmed the researchers' fears. Scientists share findings after analyzing polar bear samples first appeared on The Cool Down.

A polar bear in Alaska has reportedly become the first of its kind to die from H5N1 avian influenza. Gerlach explains that although bears typically eat seals and fish, it is possible that the virus ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A polar bear chased ...

Nathan Gordon Jr. drove his truck on the spit right outside of Kaktovik in early March. He is the city mayor and leads the town's polar bear patrol program. Under his back seat, he had a shotgun, and ...

Polar bears are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on sea ice to hunt seals. A new study analyzed a small subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland and found small ...