A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian ...

A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare care of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was ...

Luckily, the Toledo Zoo and many others, are part of a breeding program designed to increase polar bear populations worldwide ...

Scientists are solving the mystery of when diverged from their closest relative–the brown bear. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily ...

In early 1993, the Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson arrived at the most remote settlement in Greenland, a lonely town in the east that is tucked away in the world’s largest fjord system, which ...

UPDATE: Nora’s departure has been delayed, an Oregon Zoo spokesperson said Tuesday. Visitors will still be able to see her at Polar Passage for the time being. The original story appears below. Did ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

The story of how American troops battled Lenin’s soldiers in northern Russia may be missing from most history books—but the forgotten conflict still influences relations between nations to this day.

The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps. Every year around this time, that phrase — “polar vortex” — starts to buzz ...

Meteorologists don't have the specific forecast ready yet, but there is a growing consensus that December will be a frigid one for parts of the United States. The National Weather Service's Climate ...

The polar vortex is so back, and in some parts of the country, the weather system will bring with it up to a foot of snow. If “polar vortex” is giving you déjà vu, that’s because we’ve heard it before ...