Polar bears are not only the largest bears, they are the largest land predators in the world. So, when it comes to size, how ...

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 Thursday ...

A man suffered severe injuries early Tuesday after being attacked by a polar bear in Canada, according to police. "The man who leapt onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled is ...

The skull of an ancient polar bear, nicknamed Bruno, was found on the coast of the Beaufort Sea in 2009. CREDIT: Photos by Pam Grove. “We found some variants that may have been selected in the ...

It was almost like a scene out of a movie as a man dropped everything and jumped onto a snowmobile to escape a charging polar bear in Norway. Dramatic video footage captured by Rebecca Baack ...

With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser ...

Polar bear attacks on humans are rare, but last week’s was the second fatal encounter since 2023. By Johnny Diaz Two polar bears killed a worker at a remote radar site in the Canadian Arctic ...