The Arctic is the area around the North Pole that used to be known for being cold year-round. With climate change, ...

Melting Sea Ice The Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a pace that alarms scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. This melting is primarily driven by rising global temperatures, a direct consequence ...

After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen home to hunt seals and bulk up. But their migration ritual is changing.

The Polar Bear Capital of the World sounds like a prime spot to observe the animals ... and resulting lack of Arctic Sea ice, which forces them to remain on land for longer periods of time.

The great white polar bear is the youngest ... the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of the world's polar bears could be extinct by 2050 if greenhouse gas-fueled global warming keeps melting ...

Polar bears in ... These animals rely on sea ice to hunt seals, their primary food source, but as ice melts during warmer months, they are forced onto land or into less productive waters, relying ...

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar ... sea ice. “A loss of sea ice means bears spend less time hunting seals and more time fasting on land ...