Polar Bear

The climate crisis is starving polar bears; humans should take note

Researchers tracked 20 bears in Manitoba, Canada, equipping them with video collars to monitor activity levels and food intake. There’s a lesson for us all in the surprising and sobering results.

16 February 2024, 03:59 IST

The climate crisis is starving polar bears; humans should take note

16 February 2024, 03:59 IST

First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?

Influenza viruses are highly adaptable. Their relatively simple genetic code not only changes at random via mutation in the same way as truly living organisms, but also via reassortment.

21 January 2024, 06:59 IST

First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?

21 January 2024, 06:59 IST

Polar bear hell: An ice pack that keeps receding

The whole annual rhythm of the polar bear is in peril, and birth rates are dropping as they scavenge for food

20 October 2022, 08:45 IST

Polar bear hell: An ice pack that keeps receding

20 October 2022, 08:45 IST

Hungry polar bears eat garbage as habitats disappear

Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt seals, but sea ice is melting, courtesy climate change

20 July 2022, 14:11 IST

Starving polar bears turn to garbage as habitats disappear due to climate change

Hungry polar bears eat garbage as habitats disappear

20 July 2022, 14:11 IST

Scientists find polar bears in sea-ice free region

The team tagged the bears with satellite tracking devices and collected genetic samples by either capturing bears or firing biopsy darts into their rumps

18 June 2022, 02:47 IST

Scientists find new population of polar bears in sea-ice free region

Scientists find polar bears in sea-ice free region

18 June 2022, 02:47 IST

Rare hunting scene raise questions over polar bear diet

With sea ice melting, the king of the Arctic may be changing its diet

01 December 2021, 03:29 IST

Rare hunting scene raises questions over polar bear diet

Rare hunting scene raise questions over polar bear diet

01 December 2021, 03:29 IST

Rare hunting scene raises doubts over polar bear diet

With sea ice melting, the king of the Arctic may be changing its diet

28 November 2021, 09:34 IST

Rare hunting scene raises doubts over polar bear diet

28 November 2021, 09:34 IST

3,000 miles from Glasgow, polar bears face the future

There is still no sign that humans collectively are willing to make the kinds of changes necessary to limit the rise of global temperatures

07 November 2021, 04:12 IST

3,000 miles from Glasgow, Churchill and its polar bears face the future

3,000 miles from Glasgow, polar bears face the future

07 November 2021, 04:12 IST

Arctic drilling plan in Alaska hits roadblock

Alaska's oil production has been waning since the late 1980s

21 February 2021, 12:14 IST

Arctic drilling plan in Alaska hits roadblock

21 February 2021, 12:14 IST

Polar bear kills man in Norway's archipelago

28 August 2020, 10:09 IST

Polar bear kills man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago

Polar bear kills man in Norway's archipelago

28 August 2020, 10:09 IST