Polar bear subpopulations across the Arctic are losing genetic diversity and showing divergent gene activity as sea ice ...

Lately, much of the news about the Arctic has been bleak. The far north is warming three to four times faster than the rest ...

Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For as Moscow steps up its activity in the warming Arctic, conflict with the rare species is ...

In his latest Nature Notes column, wildlife expert Graham Workman reminisces about a far chillier June he enjoyed last year: ...

As temperatures rise and Arctic habitats shift, animals that were once separated by thousands of kilometers are meeting for ...

To protect the vulnerable biodiversity of the Arctic, researchers from the University of Alberta and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) have identified a new conservation strategy in western ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left ...

It's a beautiful story out of the arctic to end your year on a good note. A polar bear mom took on a second (presumably orphaned) cub in only the 13th recorded case of adoption for this species in the ...

A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers from University of Manitoba and San Diego ...

Each year on February 27, International Polar Bear Day draws attention to one of the Arctic's most powerful predators, the polar bearUrsus maritimus. These large marine mammals rely on sea ice to hunt ...