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 ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is helping scientists understand a little bit more about the mysterious ...

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 ...

Portland’s senior polar bear sister just may be Olympic-ready, at least according to the comments on the Oregon Zoo’s latest Facebook post. Nora, it appears, is an expert diver. A video shared by the ...

Dive into the ocean’s depths and meet six deadly marine predators, including the polar bear, with astonishing hunting skills and fearsome reputations. The ultimate predator, great white sharks ...

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 ...