Nature award for polar bear photo shows that images of these magnificent creatures still have the power to move people
The bear's calm is juxtaposed by the frenetic waves lapping at the little island, suggesting that at some point the sea will reclaim it.
Fri Feb 17 2023
Receding ice leaves Canada's polar bears at rising risk
Climate warming is affecting the Arctic three times as fast as other parts of the world even four times, according to some recent studies.
Tue Oct 25 2022
Receding ice leaves Canada's polar bears at rising risk
Every year from late June when the bay ice disappears, polar bears must move onto shore to begin a period of forced fasting.
Mon Oct 03 2022
Chinese 'polar bear hotel' opens to full bookings, criticism
Yang said the indoor area is only part of the bears' total enclosure and that they are let outdoors when temperature and air quality permit.
Sat Mar 13 2021
Remote Canadian town programs radar to spot approaching polar bears
The town is working on a plan to prevent conflicts between hungry bears and humans.
Tue Nov 10 2020
Tiger tips Clinton, bear backs Trump in Siberian zoo's mock vote
Female tiger Yunona favoured a pumpkin carved with Clinton's image while polar bear Felix opted after some deliberation for one bearing Trump's name.
Tue Nov 08 2016
China's 'Polar Bear' man lays down ice bath challenge
Buried waist deep in ice for more than an hour wearing nothing but a pair of swimming shorts, the man known in China as "Polar Bear" shivered and laughed at the challenge.
Mon Jan 18 2016
Magical views from top of the world for solar eclipse
All eyes will be on the skies Friday for a total solar eclipse expected to offer spectacular views, if only in the far northern Svalbard archipelago and Faroe Islands.
Fri Mar 20 2015
Polar bear mauls tourist as eclipse junkies head to Arctic
A Czech tourist was mauled by a polar bear in Svalbard in Norway's Arctic on Thursday.
Thu Mar 19 2015