These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best ...

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations.

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“The polar bears are a good indicator for what ... Pathogen exposure varied depending on the bears’ diet, as well as their sex. Females had higher rates of exposure to certain pathogens ...

Polar bears, a top predator with a large range ... of exposure to these pathogens and found that exposure varied with diet and was higher in females than males, potentially as a result of pregnant ...

Some polar bears living in the far north are turning up with ice-related injuries that, in some cases, seriously affect their mobility and may be connected to the warming Arctic. Researchers ...

Polar bears survive by hunting on sea ice, which makes them especially vulnerable to climate change. New research shows that sea ice loss can present other, less obvious threats to the species as ...

The study indicates the injuries appear to be an 'unexpected consequence of climate change' as conditions continue to change ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet. The changes appear to be an unexpected consequence of climate change, related to ...

Female polar bear Nuka has given birth to two cubs in Karlsruhe Zoo. However, the zoo says, the chances are not particularly good that the cubs will survive after their birth in the outside enclosure.

Polar bears, a top predator with a large range ... of exposure to these pathogens and found that exposure varied with diet and was higher in females than males, potentially as a result of pregnant ...