More interactions between humans and polar bears are likely as sea ice melts due to climate change, scientists say Scientists are using new technology to prevent human-polar bear interactions.

Polar bears rely on Arctic sea ice to hunt, mate, and survive. Rapid melting threatens their entire way of life and future ...

The outlook for the survival of polar bears appears precarious as scientists learn more about factors induced by climate change that are affecting the long-term health of the species. Polar bear ...

Polar bears walk across sea ice for miles, searching for cracks and holes in the surface through which they can hunt their ringed seal prey. But a new study has found that, in some areas, the ice ...

A group of Canadian scientists attached GoPro cameras to GPS collars on 20 polar bears in the Hudson Bay area in northeastern ...

Two bears had ice blocks up to 30 centimetres in diameter stuck to their foot pads, resulting in deep, bleeding lacerations that made walking difficult, according to the authors of the study.

There’s about 4,500 polar bears in the three Hudson Bay populations and 55,000 beluga whales. Together, that’s more than 141 million pounds of fat large mammals.

Researchers say roughly one in four polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from two populations in northern Greenland whose feet they examined suffered from ice-related injuries. Affected bears were mostly ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet. The changes appear to be an unexpected consequence of climate change, related to ...

"The Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions in the planet," said Flavio Lehner, chief climate scientist for Polar Bears International and assistant professor at Cornell University, who ...

Flavio Lehner, center, chief climate scientist at Polar Bears International, rides in a boat while looking along the Hudson Bay shores for polar bears, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba.