The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

A video captured a polar bear charging at a person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, forcing them to drop their gun and race away on a snowmobile.

From spirit bears to polar bears, Indigenous people are working to protect bears and the bear’s role in their traditions ...

In 2018, staff at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago began to notice something unusual about a male polar bear named Siku. He was losing hair, revealing patches of black skin underneath. Evidently itchy ...

Explore the record 687 km swim of a polar bear in the Beaufort Sea, highlighting their survival amidst climate change challenges.

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

Polar bear fur is a marvel. It’s double-insulated to help keep the bears warm in the arctic conditions, and the hair itself is hollow. While polar bears have black skin, their fur is actually ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.