We take a look at a handful misconceptions about Antarctica, from its alleged populations of bears to its current ownership.

Mother bear with three cubs. Recorded using a remote camera as part of the maternal den research in Svalbard, Norway with Polar Bears International, the Norwegian Polar Institute, and the San Diego ...

Out of all the fascinating and exotic animals in the world, one of my favorites is the polar bear. Ever since I was young, I jumped up in joy when I visited them at the zoo and I probably have about ...

In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.

While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the Arctic has a wealth of wildlife to observe and terrains to explore ...

People have become accustomed to watching documentaries about polar bears, but thousands of years ago, humans started coming in contact with them for the first time. A new study published in Nature ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

At birth, polar bears are blind, nearly hairless and weigh just over a pound—about the same as a loaf of bread. But they spend their first few months snuggled inside a snowy den, fattening up on their ...

A lover of animal photography, Christopher Best posted a photo of a polar bear on his Instagram page the day before his death ...