The largest bear in the world and the Arctic's top predator, polar bears are a powerful symbol of the strength and endurance of the Arctic. The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

Editor's Note: National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our December 2017 video ...

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep warm in the freezing cold. Plus an Arctic fox. It can hear its prey, deep under the snow. And a bird! The snowy owl. They nest on the ground ...

Wicher Diallo is per direct aangesteld als nieuwe coach van de waterpolosters van Polar Bears. John Scherrenburg doet weer ...

Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto on Wednesday. Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to take the ...

A new documentary series, directed by a Memorial University researcher, looks closely at the relationship between Inuit and polar bears in the eastern Arctic. (Erinn-Hermsen) An upcoming ...

One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on Wednesday, in an event that has now spread across the world.