Yes! In fact, polar bears can swim better than most mammals, including humans. They’re at home in frigid waters and have incredible stamina. Intrigued? Here are nine facts that demonstrate how ...

While they won’t be pulling Santa’s sleigh anytime soon, Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) objectively ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the climate warms, polar bears are seen on land earlier in the season At the end of the Canadian Arctic summer, polar bears head inland to wait for the ice to form. And while thousands of ...

Some polar bears face starvation as the Arctic sea ice melts because they are unable to adapt their diets to living on land, scientists have found. The iconic Arctic species normally feed on ...

A new documentary series, directed by a Memorial University researcher, looks closely at the relationship between Inuit and polar bears in the eastern Arctic. (Erinn-Hermsen) An upcoming ...

An upcoming documentary series on polar bears in the eastern Arctic is as much about the enigmatic creatures as it is about the people who live alongside them — and their knowledge, the project ...