“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 ...

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

Long before modern wildlife, an extinct bear may have made large parts of North America far more dangerous than scientists once assumed. Fossil discoveries hint at extreme strength and size, but the ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...