Polar bears are one of the largest mammals on land; only the African elephant can tower over the polar bear in this corner of ...

The bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enormous by any standard, but 747 trumps them all, earning the title of Fat ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay.

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...

A polar bear cub was captured playfully snuggling its mom in Canada, heartwarming video shows.

A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.