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The important thing to remember is: People will die!~ctm   First published: 2 July 2017 Full publication history Full article ABSTRACT Understanding causes of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) attacks on humans is critical...

By Rud Istvan A sound bite summary* The climate consensus now has two derogation levels for those who disagree. Climate ‘contrarians’ like Bjørn Lomborg disagree about mitigation policies. Climate ‘deniers’ like...

Does “climate change” cause more polar bears to chat up the grizzly girls producing Grolar Bear babies? Maybe…

A visit to the zoo wouldn’t be complete without a stop by the polar bear enclosure. Seeing the majestic creatures swim around in patterns, without aggressively lunging at kids through the glass, may seem like a wonderful...

A photo of a sickly and skinny polar bear in Svalbard, Norway has gone viral, as tragedy unfolds in the Arctic. The shocking image of the starving polar bear was shot by photographer Kerstin Langenberger off the Barents Sea...

Polar bears got a crucial win this week, as the five nations with wild populations of the endangered bears agreed to a 10-year plan to protect and manage the animals and their habitat...

  Arctic polar bears have been forced to rethink their diet, thanks to climate change. No, they aren’t considering vegetarianism to help offset the droughts in other parts of the world. Lately they have been feasting...

Polar bears can't survive on land, but they're trying to. They have to. It's not news that sea ice is melting due to climate change. Polar bears now have to look elsewhere for food instead of their traditional diet rich...

A thick coat of fur keeps polar bears warm in below-freezing temperatures, but did you know that the hairs on their pelts are hollow to provide extra insulation? Inspired by nature’s genius design, UK fashion brand HotSquash...

Apparently it's not just human kids who react adorably the first time they experience snow. Although polar bears live in icy environs, their young are born in relatively warm dens and only experience real snow once they venture...

A polar bear caught chomping on a goose egg. No fries with that, though. We humans have been seeing a trend towards slow food, but it looks like polar bears may be headed in the opposite direction. Joshua Davis, Michael Kirby...

Picture a group of children playing with their favorite LEGO set. Their imaginations will be running wild as they pop those little blocks together, building all kinds of structures and making the smiling characters take part...

Guest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University. David Attenborough was my favorite wildlife cinematographer and each year I fed my students numerous clips to make biology...

Susan Crockford writes …commenter Brad Keyes at The Conversation defends the use of the “Ursus bogus” image with this astonishing statement: “The problem is, only sensational exaggeration makes the kind of story...

It's always sad to see dead animals in the wild, but the death of this 16-year-old male polar bear found dead on a beach north of Norway is especially tragic...