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 males can weigh from about 772 to 1,433 pounds, with some exceptionally ...

Polar bears are apex predators with a hunting strategy built around high-calorie prey like seals, but extreme conditions can push them to consider alternative food sources. In rare cases, humans may ...

Twenty years on, relive the iconic scene from Sir David Attenborough's Planet Earth that changed our understanding of how ...

Sat, February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC Polar bears rely on sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which provide the fat and energy they need to survive. When ice covers the ocean, bears wait near seal ...

Polar bears near the remote archipelago of Svalbard are getting heavier, not thinner, even as the sea ice they depend on continues to shrink. New research points to conservation history as a key ...

Life in the Arctic is becoming a constant balancing act. As climate change reshapes the environment, animals must make ...

Polar bears are one of the most important apex predators in the Arctic. Their presence helps to keep the populations of aquatic animals, such as seals and walruses, in check. Were they not there, ...