Image via Shutterstock There's few things in nature more terrifying than a polar bear. Don't let those nostalgic Coca-Cola ...

Some other animals may stand a chance against the polar bear, but it would rely on more dubious circumstances than the animals listed above. A large tiger striking from an ambush might stand a ...

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

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.

A polar bear has been shot dead in a remote Icelandic village, the latest casualty of growing tensions between humans and the Arctic mammals. Polar bears are the world's largest land carnivore ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

MORE: Prolonged ice-free periods putting Hudson Bay polar bear population at risk of extinction: Study The melting of the sea ice has shortened the polar bears' feeding season, which has resulted ...

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 ...