Why? To see the yearly polar bear migrations, of course. Churchill is smack-dab in the middle of the peninsula where thousands of polar bears wait for the Hudson Bay to freeze in late October. No, ...

The incident took place on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard on April 27, when the man attempted to scare the polar bear away by firing a warning shot, but it charged towards him.

Most mammalian hair can freeze when it gets wet in cold temperatures — think human beards on a frosty winter day. But, Bodil noticed, polar bear fur did not freeze after getting wet.

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

The central part of the light installation, 16 x 11 meters in size, is occupied by a polar bear with the bear cub Umka on an ice floe, and on the sides of them are smaller bears. The polar family is ...

COPPERAS COVE — One day ahead of an expected icy winter blast, hundreds of runners and cold-water daredevils gathered Saturday morning at City Park in Copperas Cove for the 2025 5K to the Polar ...

While the Polar Bear Club's celebrity grew, its active membership shrank. A Dec. 19, 1921, Journal story noted that Brazell, the club's president, was joined by only two others in the first winter ...

Christmas spirit abounds with the Nativity, Polar Bears and Deer, and lots of lights ringing the eaves and pathways. 811 Abbiegail Drive Madsen Christmas Lights Winter Wonderland has added much ...

If you’ve spotted the polar bear, congratulations—you have an eagle eye and a sharp mind! If not, don’t worry. Here’s the solution: Look closely to the left of the snow-covered rock.

It’s the beginning of polar bear season in Churchill, a tiny town on a spit of land jutting into Hudson Bay, and keeping tourists safe from hungry and sometimes fierce bears is an essential j… ...