These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...

Polar bears are actually getting healthier despite shrinking sea ice, scientists have discovered in an unexpected finding.

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...

In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of ...

After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but ...

Ice melt could be temporarily helping polar bears hunt more efficiently, but scientists say it may soon hinder ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs ...

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from ...

Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals — but scientists warn it may not last.

“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars ...

The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found.