An isolated colony of polar bears found in southeast Greenland “inhabits a warmer climate zone, akin to the predicted future ...
Polar bears are running out of ice and out of time, yet inside their cells something remarkable is happening. As the Arctic warms and traditional hunting grounds vanish, researchers are finding that ...
As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their hunting grounds are shrinking, food is becoming harder to find, and their ...
The changing climate poses a major threat to polar bear survival. But new research suggests that rising temperatures may be ...
A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of the ...
Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjust ...
Just 13 years after gray wolves were re-introduced into the lower 48 states, they're going off the Endangered Species List. At the same time, polar bears may go on the list—because of dangers that lie ...
Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday backed a finding by government scientists that global warming is threatening the survival of the polar bear. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled that a ...
As we reported yesterday, a polar bear attacked a skier in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island last week. Details are scant, but the skier was evidently injured but all right. Authorities later ...