While polar bears are considered a marine mammal and spend most of their life on drifting sea ice, Visit Svalbard advises visitors to be prepared to encounter a polar bear anywhere in Svalbard.

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.

ONTARIO, Canada (WKRC) - A man was seriously injured after he jumped onto a polar bear to prevent it from attacking his wife. An unnamed Canadian couple left their home at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday ...

A man is recovering from serious injuries after leaping onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled by the animal, according to police in Canada’s Ontario province.

A husband has been seriously injured after trying to protect his wife from a polar bear attack in Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario, Canada, police confirmed.

A Canadian man leaped to the defense of his wife after a polar bear lunged toward her in a dramatic ambush by the animal in rural Ontario. According to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, the ...

If you’ve spotted the polar bear, congratulations—you have an eagle eye and a sharp mind! If not, don’t worry. Here’s the solution: Look closely to the left of the snow-covered rock.

This handout photo shows a polar bear that was shot by the police after being considered a threat to people nearby, authorities said, in Westfjords, Iceland, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024.

The Washington Post warned that polar bears faced extinction, and the World Wildlife Fund’s chief scientist even claimed some polar bear populations would be unable to reproduce by 2012.