Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found.

Polar bears need fat to survive the harsh Arctic cold; that’s why they eat blubbery seals. Seals, meanwhile, need ice to rest ...

Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.

Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals — but ...

“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars tells Popular Science. “The bears are not hunted, they have few ...

Studying close to 800 bears over nearly 25 years shows that polar bear populations in the rapidly warming Barents Sea, off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, are doing better than polar bears ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine polar bear behavior, Arctic hazards, and key strategies to survive a polar bear encounter.

This week marks the end of the first half of the AmEast regular season, as we get into rematches in Week 6. UMBC-Vermont is ...

Svalbard’s polar bears keep body condition despite rapid ice loss, study finds - Surprising results show how different polar bear populations are responding differently to climate change.

Pringles and Cheerios among thousands of products recalled in the US over contamination concerns - The products were recalled in December due to potential contamination with rodent waste ...