Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

Sports Clubs As New Champions Of Biodiversity. When you walk around the Groupama Stadium in Lyon (France), you can't miss ...

Ursus maritimus is the scientific name for polar bears, named in 1774 by Constantine Phipps. Polar bears are marine mammals in the Ursidae family, adapted to Arctic sea ice. Polar bears don't truly ...

New research has suggested that polar bears could be rewriting their DNA in order to adapt to warmer climates. Researchers from University of East Anglia discovered some genes related to heat-stress, ...

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at ...

The only heavy icebreaker operated by the U.S. Coast Guard has arrived in Hawaii on its way to its 29th deployment to Antarctica, the service confirmed late Tuesday. USCGC Polar Star left its homeport ...

The bear that moved into a home’s crawlspace more than a week ago in Altadena, California, is not budging: Despite numerous attempts by the homeowners to keep him out, the animal is staying put. Ken ...

In 1790, Alexander Hamilton commissioned a fleet of vessels to enforce trade laws, and the U.S. Coast Guard was born. Since then, Coast Guardsmen have patrolled America’s maritime borders. As the ...

A man who climbed over 18 feet to enter a lion's enclosure in a Brazilian zoo was fatally attacked in front of horrified visitors. Gerson de Melo Machado, 19, was mauled to death after he invaded a ...

A lioness that killed a 19-year-old man at a Brazilian zoo in front of horrified zoo visitors is not expected to be euthanized, according to multiple media reports. The Nov. 30 incident occurred after ...

A Brazilian teenager was mauled by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors on Sunday, after scaling a six-meter wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said.