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Rising temperatures and rapidly melting sea ice threaten polar bears across the Arctic. But the bears living 800 miles north of the Arctic Circle have stayed surprisingly fat, researchers report ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walks on pack ice in Svalbard, Norway. The effects ...

PARK CITY, Utah — In the snowy subarctic wilds of northern Manitoba, the Inuit have a word for polar bears who’ve lost their fear of being around humans: avinnaarjuk, or “nuisance bear.” That’s a ...

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo said goodbye to one of its polar bears, Kallik, last week as he moved across the country. The polar bear’s move was announced back in September, and Kallik is now ...

This week, New Jersey is set to experience temperatures below 10 as a shift in the polar vortex is letting Artic air slip south. Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 24 are forecast to be the coldest ...

With over 170 million Americans facing below-average temperatures, even colder air may be on the horizon thanks to the displacement of the polar vortex that will lock in the feel of winter and park ...

With over 170 million Americans facing below average temperatures, even colder air may be on the horizon thanks to the displacement of the polar vortex that will lock in a deep winter feel and park ...

Don't be fooled by the string of uneventful weather — the polar vortex is rebooting and will take another swing, or several, at the greater Philadelphia region, leading to a turbulent weather pattern ...

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With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The species is ...