Her research uses genomics to understand speciation processes, polyploidy events and hybridization in both animals and plants. She is an expert on the evolution of the polar bear, having co-led an ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

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

LIGHT-FURRED BEAR: Rarr! GRANDDAD: And after a long, long, long time, more and more bears were born that were white and they could all catch seals more easily. POLAR BEAR 1: Hic! Delicious!

Why does the Arctic have polar bears and Antarctica penguins? These patterns impressed Darwin deeply. To him, they argued that species arose in single centers by descent with modification from ...

An adorable video shows the moment three tiny polar bear cubs emerged from their den with their mum on the remote island of Svalbard, Norway. The incredible footage took scientists almost a decade ...

It’s a big world out there, especially for polar bear cubs emerging from their dens. An international team of researchers observed these special first steps thanks to nearly a decade of camera ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep ... layer of fat that helps keen animals like walrus and seals warm. Evolution – The way that animals can develop small differences over ...

Inuit people made sandals from polar bear pelts to move in almost complete silence across the ice. “I just thought: ‘Well, this is fascinating. How can this be?’” Holst said. So Holst ...