Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

As the planet heats, polar bears in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to warmer conditions, new research from the ...

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...

The researchers analysed blood samples taken from polar bears in two regions of Greenland and compared “jumping genes”: small ...

Study is the first to find a statistically significant link between rising temperatures and altered DNA activity in a wild ...

Polar bears are expected to become extinct but there are some signs their DNA is changing and they are adapting to new ...

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and ...

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few ...

A surge of bear attacks in Japan has sparked alarm, with some hunters saying the situation is reaching emergency levels ...

An ecologist at the IPCC for over 25 years, Camille Parmesan, who is also a refugee scientist, explains how to preserve ...

A photographer captured a beautiful moment in Svalbard's Arctic waters, but climate change threatens to change that.

A hybrid grolar bear saga is unfolding in the Arctic, and the tale of this strange family has much to tell us about nature on ...