Somewhere along the evolutionary line that split polar bears from brown bears, a gene called APOB picked up mutations that changed how the animals clear cholesterol from their blood. That single shift ...
By Abhishyant Kidangoor How do you spot polar bears in the vast, and often dark, wilderness of the Arctic? Enter Bear-dar.
As the climate changes, the chances of polar bears and people interacting are increasing. A new AI radar detection system, ...
A polar bear, captured above, sits on a grassy expanse on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukotka district of far-eastern Russia. Several bears made themselves at home in the empty buildings of a Soviet-era ...
Polar bear cubs enter the world almost helpless. They are born blind, nearly toothless, and weigh about one pound (0.5 kilograms), roughly the size of a guinea pig. For the next several months, a snow ...