At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York.

Churchill, Canada — On the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers and scientists like Geoff York. The polar bear capital of the ...

Forecasters say the region’s sea ice will dwindle to a strip above Greenland and Canada. There, polar bears and others will ...

Reindeer are struggling to reach a diet of greenery now trapped under ice, WWF says, thanks to warmer temperatures that can ...

After nearly a decade of trying to learn details about polar bears’ denning habits in the Arctic, researchers have captured cubs emerging from dens on video for the first time. The footage was ...

On land, expedition travelers encounter remarkable mammalian species including Arctic foxes and the endemic Svalbard reindeer ...

Life in the Arctic is harsh and unforgiving, but the polar bear has perfected survival in one of the most extreme environments on Earth. As the largest land predator, the male polar bear can grow ...

Polar bears were once hunted freely across Svalbard but since an international protection agreement in 1976, the population here has slowly recovered.

Rare video shows polar bear mom emerging from Arctic den with cubs. New study reveals elusive denning habits of the vulnerable creatures ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway -- A cruise line employee was injured in a polar bear attack Saturday on an Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole, according to local authorities.

The Fish and Wildlife Service updated rules governing how much Arctic oil drilling can bother the Beaufort Sea’s protected polar bears.