Ringed seals in northwest Greenland are swimming into zones where polar bears concentrate, trading safety for access to a ...

A polar bear was spotted in Iceland for the first time since 2016—and was promptly shot dead by police. Inuit hunter Hjelmer Hammeken spotted a ringed seal near its breathing hole on the Greenland ice ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “We’re deep in polar bear territory now.” The expedition leader’s voice bounces off the icebergs, echoing around the bay before the ...

Polar bears—one of the most important apex predators in the food chain—are facing population decline amid climate change and ...

A place that is so massive that it is over 100 times larger than the famous Yellowstone National Park, shrouded in ice with ...

The polar bear is one of the most impressive animals on Earth. It is the largest of the world’s eight bear species, and adult ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Land-based diets provide a counterintuitive nutritional void that fails to replace marine-derived fats. Researchers utilized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polar bears can smell a seal 20 miles away, and half a mile away if their prey is underneath ice. Photograph by James Stone; Getty ...