Polar bears' fur is not white. What makes their coats appear white is a result of science, allowing them to blend into the ...

Polar bears are resilient animals. Scientists issue warning over worrisome conditions that could leave polar bears stranded — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

It began with a small ‘shape’ far out on the ice which one of the expedition staff recognised immediately as a bear. The ...

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the ...

It’s different from the polar bear photos that once saturated our media diet. Starting about two decades ago, National Geographic and the like began churning out images of lonely, hungry bears ...

Research testing new technology to more effectively locate polar bear dens across the Arctic is showing promising results. Researchers hope that improving detection tools to locate dens -- which ...

How Fast Can a Polar Bear Run? A polar bear runs across an ice floe. Polar bears are the slowest of North America’s three bear species, but they can still reach speeds of 20 mph. Jo / Adobe Stock.