Open the Youtube video In the frozen wilderness of Svalbard, Norway, a mother polar bear and her cubs emerge from their snow-covered den. The scene is quiet, almost magical—a special moment in one of ...

Human activity jeopardizes both of these requirements. "Polar bear mothers are having increasing difficulties reproducing due to climate-driven changes, and are likely to face further challenges with ...

A photo of a polar bear sleeping in a bed of flowers in the Arctic won the 2024 Nature Photography Contest, the competition ...

Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; Valuable footage of moms and cubs emerging from ...

Individuals looking to raise money for their favorite non-profit can splash for cold, hard cash at the 56th annual Olcott Polar Bear Swim on Sunday. The Olcott Lions Club now invites non-profits to ...

Scientists combined satellite collars and cameras to study polar bear denning, showing how cubs adapt before leaving.

The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.

The extremely rare footage was captured by remote cameras deployed in the Arctic mountains for nearly a decade.

Polar bears are born in the winter and spend their first several weeks of life in the den with their mother. Researchers note that less than half of the cubs will survive until adulthood, with the ...

female polar bears in Svalbard–an archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole–were fitted with GPS satellite collars. The devices recorded their location, activity levels ...

For the study, female polar bears were fitted with GPS satellite collars that recorded their location, temperature, and activity. Researchers used the collar data to locate dens, and they traveled ...