The zoo had its own "beary" special Valentine's Day with polar bears Qannik and Bo. The polar bears spent the day playing and enjoying a meal together. Qannik was rescued from Alaska's North Slope in ...

A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

Last Sunday was Groundhog Day here in America. Locally, we waited for Concord Charlie in Athens to declare whether we would have six more weeks of winter or an early spring. In Punxsutawney, Penn., ...

Last Sunday was Groundhog Day here in America. Locally, we waited for Concord Charlie in Athens to declare whether we would have six more weeks of winter or an early spring. In Punxsutawney, Penn., ...

English actress Dakota Blue Richards was only 12 years old when she made her film debut as Lyra Belacqua in the 2007 fantasy ...

The first thing that hits you is the smell. It’s not musty or old, but a rich tapestry of scents that whisper tales of ...

Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge writes about dangerous walking trips to North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest in "After the North Pole." ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto have established a direct link between the population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay and shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. The ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The animals spend their lives in cold climates, sometimes rolling around in ...

A recent study has confirmed what scientists have long suspected – the devastating link between climate change, melting sea ice, and the decline of polar bears. Unlike previous research that only ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.