University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists traveled nearly 2,000 miles by snowmachine this spring to hear from remote ...

Something surprising has been happening to polar bears. Those living in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago, have been gobbling up hundreds of birds' eggs and looking healthier than they have in the ...

This is going to be a good year for zero-calorie bubbly drinks. Polar Seltzer’s Summer limited-edition flavors for 2026 are starting to hit store shelves and it looks like a strong group this year. It ...

For new readers, here’s a brief overview. The Polar Vortex is a large scale winter circulation over the Northern Hemisphere. Imagine it as a spinning wall of wind above the polar regions, stretching ...

Scientists have reported some rare good news from the Arctic. As the climate changes and the ice melts, in one region at least, polar bears are thriving — finding new ways to survive, and even packing ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. Subscribe to read ...

The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than two-thirds of polar bears are expected to be ...

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at ...

Meet our story’s protagonist: a female polar bear. Displaced by shrinking sea ice in the Arctic, she was forced to wander south, deeper into the Canadian Northwest Territories. Here, our lady in white ...

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