Researchers make concerning discovery while studying polar bears: 'A desperate survival mechanism'

Researchers have found that certain changes in polar bear DNA are linked to bears living in warmer places — with implications ...

Yes, its true: the polar bear’s fur is not actually white

In fact, polar bears do not actually have white fur. No, we aren’t kidding. These fluffy mammals, which survive in the icy ...

Oregon Zoo welcomes 3-year-old polar bear

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A young and playful polar bear has joined the Oregon Zoo’s Polar Passage habitat. Kallik, a ...

‘Jumping genes’: how polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming Arctic

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed that “some genes linked to heat-stress, aging and metabolism” were “behaving ...

New polar bear makes a splash at Oregon Zoo's Polar Passage habitat

A new resident has arrived at the Oregon Zoo's Polar Passage habitat: Kallik, a three-year-old polar bear from the Saint ...
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Polar bears are rewiring their own genetics to survive a warming climate

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The species is ...

Henry the polar bear loves the freezing cold

While most of us shiver at the plunging temperatures, the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat released this video of Henry enjoying ...
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North Fork Polar Bears to plunge Peconic Bay

Mattituck’s Veterans Beach to host North Fork Polar Bear Plunge once again, a fundraiser for CAST and Cornell Cooperative ...