Did you ever wonder how an animal as large as a polar bear or reindeer floats? The answer is hollow hair, a remarkable ...

The changing climate poses a major threat to polar bear survival. But new research suggests that rising temperatures may be ...

In the frozen wilderness of the Arctic, human survival historically depended on using every available food source. But one ...

Winter asks animals to be precise. Snow animals survive by solving specific problems. Their solutions rely on cooperation, ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most ...

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

Polar bears are synonymous with the whiteness of their fur. However, their fur is not actually white. It's transparent and covers black skin. Why, then, do they not look like black bears? The polar ...

For nearly a decade, researchers have gathered camera footage from outside the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviors linked to denning. When you ...