When comparing bears, the real question is whether specialization or adaptability leads to long-term success. Pandas and polar bears are highly specialized, thriving in narrow niches but struggling ...

Happy International Polar Bear Day! For 21 years, conservation nonprofit Polar Bears International has celebrated these vulnerable bears with a day of conservation action and learning. Right now, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated that there have been sharp declines in Alaska's polar bear population. Alaska polar bears face serious threats because of rising global temperatures ...

This summer, the woman in charge and I visited Mount Vernon, George Washington's home on the Potomac River. As we inched our way through the tour of the house, we were treated to the joy of listening ...

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...