Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

Did you know that an amateur scientist first noted the warming effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 1856? With so much noise about the climate, it’s hard to sort fact from fear. Here, we ...

Google Street View has taken it's cameras to the Canadian Arctic to capture polar bears in their natural habitat. In honor of International Polar Bear Day on February 27, the Google Maps team brought ...

Not all polar bear populations are declining as a result of sea ice loss, according to new research. Polar bears that live along the Barents Sea near Svalbard -- the archipelago between Norway and the ...