A female polar bear swam 687 km across the freezing Beaufort Sea over nine days, a feat first reported in 2011. The video ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

As climate change effects become more pronounced, a new report from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) highlights a chilling reality: Arctic winter sea ice has ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

“Haley is such a special and inquisitive bear,” said Mike Murray, VP of life sciences for the Detroit Zoological Society. “We ...

The Detroit Zoo has a new resident in its Arctic Ring of Life as Haley, a 22-year-old polar bear, recently arrived from the ...

A polar bear’s life is a never-ending battle against the elements from the moment they are born in hidden snow dens to the time they roam the Arctic as apex predators Hunting for seals navigating melt ...

When thinking about the Arctic, images of snow, ice—maybe even a polar bear—likely come to mind. Located at the northernmost ...

It shows a mother polar bear walking through the frozen landscape — then a cub pops up out of the den and slips and slides over the ice toward her. As the cub reaches its mom, another two emerge ...