You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways ...

Two tourists visiting Arctic Bay to document the effects of climate change and to photograph polar bears wound up in hot water with the locals.

The San Diego Zoo has responded to a viral video of a polar bear that was drooling, panting, and appeared lethargic in its enclosure. The reason why might be surprising.

Man narrowly escapes on snowmobile after polar bear charges him A man chose to drop his gun and try to outrun a charging polar bear on a snowmobile in the Arctic town of Pyramiden on the Norwegian ...

Video footage from the Arctic town of Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard shows the polar bear charging at a man who fired at him.

To a layperson, it’s footage of adorable polar bear cubs with their moms against the backdrop of endless Arctic snow. For researchers who study the animals, however, it’s a rare and incredibly ...

A female polar bear will be transferred to the Detroit Zoo as part of a species breeding recommendation.

ST. LOUIS — Kali, the polar bear often voted the favorite or best animal at the St. Louis Zoo, has been shipped out of town.

The Saint Louis Zoo announced Wednesday that they have exchanged one of their long-time resident polar bears for two young polar bear twins from Toledo.

Polar bears may not be the vicious killers you imagine, but it’s still wise not to get too close. Now you don’t have to, as a team of biologists has captured rare footage of cubs taking their ...

New research reveals how polar bears keep ice off their fur. Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day.