In the remote, icy expanse of the Arctic, the survival of a species begins with a remarkable act of resilience and devotion.

Life in the Arctic is harsh and unforgiving, but the polar bear has perfected survival in one of the most extreme ...

I t’s International Polar Bear today, so if you live within shouting distance of the Arctic Circle, hug the closest polar bear. (Actually do not do that—an adult male polar bear is nearly half ...

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the ...

An adult male polar bear typically weighs between 775 and 1,200 pounds (351 to 544 kilograms), or the weight of about five to seven men. The largest polar bear ever recorded was a male weighing 2,209 ...

It still has to be thick enough to support them. Unfortunately, there isn't much consensus on just how much ice is needed to support an adult male polar bear.

Important Data about Male and Subadult Polar Bears: The new data adds to our growing understanding of subadult and adult male polar bear movements and behaviors, which have been historically ...

A male polar bear's pursuit of love in the frozen Arctic wilderness. As spring arrives in the Arctic, a male polar bear's attention turns to finding a mate. With the vast frozen landscape ...

An adult male polar bear snoozes using a boulder as his pillow while tourists aboard tundra buggies take his picture in November 2006 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. CHURCHILL, Manitoba — "Over ...