My camera and the memory card with all those impossible-to-get close-ups of the polar bear disappeared more than 450 feet beneath the ice. That was the worst moment in my photography career.

Paul spotted the polar bear a year ago on a scouting trip to ... SeaLegacy, the organization we founded in 2014, uses photography to spread the message of ocean conservation; the SeaSwat team ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant ...

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

Amid thick fog, the expedition vessel altered its course, eventually encountering two polar bears. In a mesmerizing moment just before midnight, the young male bear climbed onto a small iceberg ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

“There was just a group of wildlife enthusiasts and photographers that found out about this opportunity to go out on an early version of the Tundra Buggy to do polar bear photography, Cutting ...