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Polar Bears Bulk Up Despite Melting Norwegian Arctic

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Svalbard polar bears are doing surprisingly well (for now)

The Arctic’s polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) are often the poster species for the perils of climate change.

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In a Sea of Melting Ice, These Polar Bears Are Doing Something Unexpected

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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study

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Polar Bears Bulk Up Despite Melting Norwegian Arctic: Study

Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead of wasting away, a study said Thursday.

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Polar Bears Are Thriving on This Arctic Island, Even as Sea Ice Dwindles

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Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears

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In polar regions, microbes are influencing climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review from McGill University.

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Polar vortex grips region; what is it and can it cause frostbite?

A Polar vortex has covered the Philadelphia region under a canopy of frigid temperatures, but many people may not realize what a Polar vortex actually is, and the dangers — like frostbite — such weather conditions could cause. And since thousands of ...

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First humans to orbit Earth’s poles capture breathtaking images of ‘pure white’ region during historic SpaceX mission

They’re seeing what no human has seen before. The first civilian astronauts to orbit Earth’s polar region revealed the breathtaking view of the gleaming “pure white” tundra in the first-ever video taken from space during their historic SpaceX mission.