who can spot a polar bear six miles away and has 200 expeditions under his belt, had seen only a handful. Climbing diagonally up a sheer rocky slope, then snowploughing back down, nose in the air ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

However, the frigid liquid you dip into for a polar bear plunge is something else entirely ... to enjoy on the Lofoten Islands, including climbing, fishing, and even golfing, which makes it ...

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

The most notable event of the weekend, the Polar Bear Plunge, had a record number of 4416 people running into the Atlantic ...

Victoria has been at the Highland Wildlife Park since 2015 Victoria is the oldest of four polar bears kept at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park. At the grand old age of 28 ...

New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to ...