Polar bears roaming the ice and swimming the waters of the Chukchi Sea have become increasingly exposed over the past decades to a collection of disease pathogens, according to a newly published study ...

Before memes and cartoons gave us the “sea bear,” nature had already delivered the real deal. In this video, we take a look at the coastal black bear - an incredible animal that hunts along shorelines ...

As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has been well documented in areas such as Baffin Bay, a stretch of ocean between Greenland ...

The Winnipeg Sea Bears are back on the court as their training camp kicked off Thursday. Lots of familiar and local faces ...

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As the planet heats up, polar bears are being exposed to more parasites, bacteria and viruses, likely through their food, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. Since ...

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

A polar bear walks on ice after pulling iself out of the Chukchi Sea on June 14, 2014. Even though the Chukchi Sea polar bear population has fared better than others in the rapidly warming Arctic ...