In a rare encounter, a polar bear was spotted near a remote cottage in Iceland-a sighting that quickly turned dangerous.

A rare polar bear was spotted in Iceland for the first time since 2016-and it was promptly shot dead by police after being ...

LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed ...

This photo shows the rear paws of a polar bear temporarily sedated for research in East Greenland in 2022. The bear has large chunks of ice frozen onto its feet, which the researchers removed.

The buzz of excitement at Berlin Zoo was abruptly interrupted by cries of panic and a loud splash as something dropped into the moat within the polar bear enclosure. To the shock of onlookers ...

These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best ...

Polar Bear Week draws attention to the threats polar bears face in a warming Arctic, the northernmost area of Earth that ...

After testing the materials for antibodies, or blood proteins generated by the immune system to fight foreign substances, the scientists compared the results to 115 historical polar bear samples ...

Most devastatingly for Divoky, it has led to a new threat: the polar bear. These dangerous beasts increasingly been forced to search for food on land, which this has resulted in the massacre of ...

Experts are working with communities in the Arctic to be “bear safe” as polar bears are forced to spend more time on land as a result of climate change. Polar Bears International said it is ...

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.