Polar bears are very closely related to brown bears, but have numerous key adaptations that help them survive in extreme ...

The 80-plus guests were lying on the black sand beach, intermittently groaning, or taking a restorative dip in the water. We were on day four of our two- week Abercrombie & Kent Arctic Cruise ...

2006. Recent observations of intraspecific predation and cannibalism among polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea. Polar Biology 29:997-1002. Cherry, S.G. et al. 2009. Fasting physiology of polar ...

Our distinctive research and training focus ranges from DNA to global ecosystems, from the molecular causes and treatment of cancer to Polar Biology. We have opportunities that few other places can ...

I saw the polar bear breathing ... is a nature photographer as well as a professor of freshwater and marine biology at UiT—The Arctic University of Norway. This is his first story for National ...

Here’s why you might want to choose UW for wildlife and fisheries biology and management: Study with professors who study endangered bird species, document new challenges for polar bears, assess the ...

Researchers from the US Geological Survey have documented the first evidence of long distance swimming by polar bears, according to a BBC Earth News report. Researchers from the US Geological Survey ...

The team of Professor Christof Niehrs at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB ... has found that polar bears developed unique features that allowed them to survive in a harsh, cold environment ...

An apex predator is a killer. Usually large and terrifying, they enjoy the privilege of life at the top of a food chain.

New simulations show that Jupiter's massive moon Ganymede was knocked off its axis when it was struck by a roughly ...

Even for serious bird-watchers, Black-capped Chickadees and Carolina Chickadees are tough to tell apart. Both are members of ...

including in the polar regions. The floats are designed to spend time at the surface as well as dive to depth to collect information on the chemistry and biology of the oceans, and have the ability to ...