Polar bears, the iconic creatures of the Arctic, have a role that extends beyond their status as apex predators. They are ...

Polar bears are more than hunters as their leftovers feed many Arctic animals, forming a vital food web threatened by melting ...

It's estimated that polar bears leave behind around 7.6 million kilos of their prey annually, creating a "massive and vital" ...

Many of nature’s apex predators guard their dinner from scavengers until they’ve gobbled up every last morsel and licked the ...

"These organisms cannot survive." Experts issue warning after observing concerning shift in the Arctic: 'A lot of what we ...

A wide variety of Arctic animals, including polar bears, are being exposed to a tick-borne pathogen normally associated with rabbits and hares, a newly published study said. The findings are intended ...

The Polar Bear Capital of the World sounds like a prime spot to observe the animals, and researchers who did just that came away with a stark warning. A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova ...

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

Scientists say that PFAS, nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’, are building up in animals like polar bears, seals, and birds and at alarming levels in the Arctic. People living in the Arctic, they add, are ...

Every life must have an end, yet some species stretch that limit farther than we ever thought possible. Scientists have found ...

University of Delaware professor Jonathan Cohen has been to Norway on nine previous occasions, but he’s never had the opportunity to stay in Norway for more than two weeks. That’s about to change, as ...

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.