Scientists uncover a 75,000-year-old Arctic ecosystem in Norway, revealing extinct mitochondrial lineages in polar bears, ...

A group of Canadian scientists attached GoPro cameras to GPS collars on 20 polar bears in the Hudson Bay area in northeastern ...

Polar bears are one of the most important apex predators in the Arctic. Their presence helps to keep the populations of ...

Polar bear fur isn't really white -- it's transparent and covers up black skin. Here's why they look white when you see these ...

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the ...

Melting sea ice causes polar bears to lose their traditional hunting grounds. You'd be surprised at the lengths they go to ...

In the far north of Manitoba, in the middle of a subarctic landscape, a small community coexists with the mighty polar bear.

Researchers and National Geographic photographers are teaching people how to take better photos, be more mindful, shift their ...

Polar Bear week, which takes place from October 30 to November 5, honors the unique gathering. A photo shows one of the migrating polar bears in the Hudson Bay. BJ Kirschhoffer ...

Polar bear safaris serve up a rare opportunity to meet Arctic man-eaters under the northern lights. Colby J Brokvist Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans.