Polar bears are leaping through their evolution in real time as rising temperatures threaten their habitat. A population of bears was found in a climate warmer than one in which they usually exist, ...

Thousands of brave divers took to the chilly waters of the Pacific near the Cayucos Pier on New Year’s Day to celebrate the 46th annual Carlin Soulé Memorial Polar Bear Dip. Hosted by the Cayucos ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – Thousands of people across the country are preparing to ring in the new year with a quick (and very cold) dip into the ocean, including here along the Lowcountry coast.

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

The Jacksonville Beach Polar Plunge is an annual New Year's Day tradition where participants run into the Atlantic Ocean. The 2026 event will take place at 9 a.m. on January 1 near the Seawalk ...

Brian May gifted Queen fans this week by unearthing the band’s unreleased Christmas song “Not for Sale (Polar Bear).” The guitarist shared the track during the year-end episode of his Planet Rock ...

Researchers were surprised when they spotted an additional cub with this mother polar bear. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill When female polar bear X33991 first emerged from her maternal den in ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare case of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was apparently orphaned. The nonprofit group Polar Bears International ...

Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...