The Polar Express Train Ride returns to Portland, Maine, for 2025. Find out more about the festive event and how to get tickets here.

Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as well. These Arctic animals enjoy swimming just like humans do, and one zoo shared the cutest video of a polar bear jumping into a pool.

A video captured a polar bear charging at a person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, forcing them to drop their gun and race away on a snowmobile.

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Polar bear twin brothers made their public debut Tuesday morning at the Saint Louis Zoo.

New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

Researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one ...

Polar Bear Plunge at Chesapeake Bay supports Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge weekend takes place from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 ...