The Polar Bear Capital of the World sounds like a prime spot to observe the animals, and researchers who did just that came away with a stark warning. A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax ...

Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How ...

Between snowy winters and holiday songs, many animals come to mind during Christmas. There are polar bears wearing Santa hats ...

Reindeer occur in several subspecies around the Arctic on the American and Eurasian continents. In America, the animals, which belong to the deer family, are referred to as caribou. Reindeer usually ...

"The bear then attacked the male, causing serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and legs," police said.

A man is recovering from serious injuries after leaping onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled by the animal, according to police in Canada’s Ontario province. A man and a woman ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

when a polar bear "lunged" at the woman in their driveway. "The woman slipped to ground as her husband leapt onto the animal to prevent its attack," police said in a statement. "The bear then ...