One of the polar bears’ most remarkable abilities is their sense of smell, which is among the most acute in the animal kingdom. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in winter snowstorm. Image via Alexander ...

Conservation officers with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture have safely captured the polar bear reported on the Baie Verte Peninsula. The bear was transported north for release ...

Ursus maritimus, a species of polar bear in the South Beaufort Sea, has recently been of particular interest to marine scientists at UW. A study published in March used allostatic load ...

NEW YORK -- A few hours before the Mets’ 10-5 win over the Marlins on Tuesday, outfielder Tyrone Taylor emerged from the clubhouse wearing a T-shirt and baseball pants rolled up to his knees. He ...

There’s been another polar bear sighting in the province, this time in Coachman’s Cove on the Baie Verte Peninsula. Last week a polar bear was spotted near West Saint Modeste in the Labrador Straits.

Smith and his colleagues are also studying a range of additional steps to help communities co-exist with polar bears, such as bear spray. While the real-life human-bear conflict is playing out ...

The 62-year-old seal harvester was driving with his wife in West Saint Modeste, N.L., on Thursday when a massive polar bear strolled casually across the road toward a clutch of houses. Log In or ...

This resulted in only 618 polar bears in that region in 2021. Experts predict that the world’s polar bear populations will collapse by the year 2100 if greenhouse emissions are not controlled. Polar ...

If I hadn’t set free Tyler, the polar bear zero-gravity indicator, I might not have realized we were already weightless.” During the nearly four-day mission, Wang, Mikkelsen, Rogge ...

Arlt said Lazy Bear's licence was rescinded for the 2025 season because of the continuing decline in the number of polar bears on the western side of Hudson Bay, based on a 2021 aerial survey.

MELBOURNE — The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical ...