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 ...

The Polar Bears came up on the short end of a five-setter, falling 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 16-25, 27-25, 15-4) to Bigfork in a section semifinal at Rock Ridge High School. The victorious Huskies will ...

The buzz of excitement at Berlin Zoo was abruptly interrupted by cries of panic and a loud splash as something dropped into the moat within the polar bear enclosure. To the shock of onlookers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Living off one of the richest oceans in the Arctic, the polar bears by the Chukchi Sea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health and give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this Alaskan ...

Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites ...

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 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 ...