“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars ...
These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...
Polar bears, a mascot for the impacts of climate change, are threatened by melting sea ice. These iconic Arctic predators ...
The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Long before modern wildlife, an extinct bear may have made large parts of North America far more dangerous than scientists once assumed. Fossil discoveries hint at extreme strength and size, but the ...