Churchill, Canada — On the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers and scientists like Geoff York. The polar bear capital of the ...

Polar bears are very closely related to brown bears, but have numerous key adaptations that help them survive in extreme arctic conditions. They have two layers of fur to help them keep warm and dry.

There, we watched polar bears swim overhead through an underwater viewing tunnel ... snow buntings and a fluffy white arctic fox, but it was the proximity to one curious polar bear that was ...

Living off one of the richest oceans in the Arctic, the polar bears by the Chukchi Sea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health and give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this Alaskan ...

Paws of polar bears sustaining ice-related injuries in a warming Arctic. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 10 / 241022153851.htm ...

A worker at a remote work site in the Canadian Arctic was recently attacked and killed by a pair of polar bears. The unidentified staffer with logistics company Nasittuq Corporation was killed ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears three decades ago, according to a new study. As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a ...

The algae growing on the sea ice serves as an underwater garden ... of beluga whales from the Arctic through a live cam set up by conservation group Polar Bears International.