Nora, it appears, is an expert diver. A video shared by the zoo Tuesday morning shows the bear — whose journey to the Rose ...

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 ...

There are around 22,000 polar bears left in the wild, but man-made climate change and global warming are making life tough for these impressive, powerful predators—so saving the polar bears could be ...

A new study has revealed that certain sea stars rival polar bears as the most prolific predators in coastal Arctic ecosystems. On New Year's Day on Brooklyn, New York's Coney Island beach ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

Despite being the largest land carnivore and a top Arctic predator that can weigh over 600 kg, polar bears start off surprisingly small. Blind, almos ...

A polar bear has been shot dead in a remote Icelandic village, the latest casualty of growing tensions between humans and the Arctic mammals. Polar bears are the world's largest land carnivore ...

said in a statement that it’s her hope the research will raise awareness of the human-created threats the apex predators face. “Polar bear mothers are having increasing difficulties ...