As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their hunting grounds are shrinking, food is becoming harder to find, and their ...

The polar regions have experienced the most rapid rates of warming in recent years. Expected consequences due to this warming include the loss of sea ice, threats to wildlife, increased emissions and ...

Polar bears are one of the most important apex predators in the Arctic. Their presence helps to keep the populations of aquatic animals, such as seals and walruses, in check. Were they not there, ...

Polar Journal AG has launched a new digital platform aimed at exploring and studying polar sciences. This platform offers a space for researchers, enthusiasts, and curious individuals who are ...

For more than three decades, a single orange-hulled icebreaker carried much of the United States’ scientific ambition into Antarctic waters. The RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, a 308‑foot research vessel, ...

When people think about the Earth’s polar regions — the Arctic and Antarctic — they often think of penguins and endless expanses of barren ice. These regions are the coldest, most remote places on the ...

In a recent paper, scientists wrote that a small population of polar bears living off Greenland and Arctic Canada increased by 1.6 times when they compared the numbers from the 1990s to 2013 and 2014.

Author Neil Shubin’s long career in evolutionary biology began with fossil hunting — especially for ancient fish with limbs, finds that help explain the development of terrestrial life — and extended ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's International Polar Bear Day! To celebrate the wonders of the largest of the bear species, ...