A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

The Hudson and Granite Falls libraries held some wintertime craft events for young kids last week with its Arctic Friends Craft Party, where around 14 kids and their parents dropped by the Library ...

The bear, affectionately known by neighbors as Barry, was ultimately lured into a trap with apples, peanut butter and rotisserie chicken Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE.

This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...

“It’s pretty simple – the survival of cubs directly impacts the survival of the population,” says Archer, whose research is funded through a Mitacs Elevate postdoctoral fellowship and the non-profit ...

"It's pretty simple — the survival of cubs directly impacts the survival of the population," says Archer, whose research is funded through a Mitacs Elevate postdoctoral fellowship and the non-profit ...

Researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The animals spend their lives in cold climates, sometimes rolling around in ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

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