Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...

You might remember in science class learning about hibernation – a time when certain animals "sleep" for long periods during the winter. In reality, hibernation is much more complex than that. Are ...

A male polar bear eats a piece of whale meat Aug. 23, 2010, as it walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have ...

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

For polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition, a new study suggests. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during ...