Polar bears found to have diverged from brown bears just 70,000 years ago Sep 18, 2024 A study of polar bear paw papillae shows how they maintain traction on ice ...

of polar bear and human interactions that also have clear signs of AI technology — such as overly blurred fur, and a lack of shadows and paw prints in the snow when the bears or humans move.

Polar bears are developing horrific wounds on their paws due to changing ice conditions in the Arctic, a new study reports. In the most severe cases, researchers describe two bears with crippling, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The researchers say they’re unsure how the injuries will affect polar bear populations, but they speculate the injuries could reduce the ...

Between 2012 and 2022, Laidre and co-author Stephen Atkinson, a wildlife veterinarian, studied two populations of polar bears ...

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears ... describe two bears with crippling, dinner plate-size balls of ice stuck to their feet. Beneath the ice balls, the bears' paw pads were ...

The study, which observed two distinct polar bear populations over a decade, found that melting and refreezing snow, accelerated by warming trends, has led to unusually severe paw injuries in some of ...

In some parts of the high Arctic, polar bears are sustaining ice-related paw injuries due to a warming environment. When researchers surveyed the health of two populations of polar bears ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sgt. Ian Van Nest is a conservation officer who keeps interactions between polar bears and humans minimal ...

Change in sea ice conditions causes injuries to polar bears, with painful ice blocks up to 30cm in diameter adhering to their feet Adult polar bears in parts of the high Arctic are sustaining injuries ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...