Polar bears are the ultimate survivors of the Arctic, thriving in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius and frequently diving into the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean.

A photo of a polar bear with a piece of plastic in its mouth is up for an Ocean Photographer of the Year award, further underlining an unignorable pollution problem. As Live Science reported ...

A polar bear trudges across the Arctic Ocean, block by block, in this Oct. 2 video. (Benjamin Hardman via YouTube) ...

More than polar bears are threatened in this changing gateway to the Arctic, where warmer waters melt sea ice earlier in the year and the open ocean lingers longer.

A Wild Encounter in The Arctic Goes Viral, As Polar Bear Chases Man. A jaw-dropping clip shared by AccuWeather has gone viral after capturing a man in Pyramiden, Svalbard escaping a charging polar ...

A recent study is shedding light on the ongoing accumulation of mercury pollution in the Arctic — despite the international ...

Level A harassment,' allowed by a new federal rule, has the potential to injure polar bears, even when used correctly.

Hidden Planet Arctic animals are battling more diseases in recent decades. Here’s why. Stories have surfaced of animals such as polar bears fighting off new diseases, and sometimes losing that ...

Arctic tourism in Svalbard is entering a new era as the Norwegian government enforces stricter rules for expedition ships ...

Today the Arctic is still a site of peril and promise. A new race to the North Pole is under way, as politicians dream of accessing mineral wealth buried in the permafrost and opening new trade routes ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through ...

Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday, at a time of increased interest in the resource-rich polar ...