Life in the Arctic is harsh and unforgiving, but the polar bear has perfected survival in one of the most extreme ...

Eventually the female led the cubs away from the pack ice and swam out into the open ocean looking for a large piece of ice ...

New regulations present challenges to wildlife viewing in Svalbard, but they haven’t sent tourism into a deep freeze, says ...

Not long ago, hybrid animals were something you’d only hear about in science labs or biology textbooks. But things are ...

A polar bear that received media attention after she and her brother were abandoned by their mother is now living at the Reid Park Zoo.

It's a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

There are two main sub species of walrus, the Atlantic and Pacific – which both occupy different areas of the Arctic. The ...

Magdalene” is likely a play that will see numerous productions, given the times and the need for religious communities to ...

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo staff provide a number of ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways no other ...