Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become fatter and ...
A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...
The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs ...
Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation ...
Polar bears need ice for their long term survival as less or shrinking ice forces these creatures to travel long distances in ...