The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

The sea ice in the Arctic was the second lowest on record for January last ... The retreating ice also has a major impact on ...

Arctic sea ice extent for January 2025 averaged 13.13 million square kilometres, the second lowest for the month in the ...

The bears need platforms of ice to reach their prey of ringed and bearded seals. Some sea ice lies over more productive hunting areas than others. Arctic sea ice shrinks during the summer as it ...

Discover the amazing properties of polar bear fur that repel ice and prevent ice buildup. Learn how their specialized hair ...

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...

The geographical proximity of the US and Russia to the Arctic Ocean will generate a constant political tremor in the ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F ...