Twenty years on, relive the iconic scene from Sir David Attenborough's Planet Earth that changed our understanding of how ...

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are impressively known as the largest of the bear species. However, the walrus is a formidable ...

Life in the Arctic is becoming a constant balancing act. As climate change reshapes the environment, animals must make ...

Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

Though Vitamin A is healthy is reasonable doses, it becomes a deadly toxin in high quantities. In the frozen wilderness of the Arctic, human survival historically depended on using every available ...

Seeing any living thing suffer is one of the hardest things to watch. Feeling empathy for an animal in pain is intrinsically human, especially when there’s nothing we can do to help. Several images ...

Scientists have captured rare footage of female polar bears and their newborn cubs emerging from maternal dens in the Arctic. Using remote cameras and satellite collars, researchers were able to track ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most ...