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About Last Week's Polar Bear Attack on Baffin Island...
Last week, a polar bear injured a skier on Baffin Island. Several readers commented on the incident. We try to unpack the ...
PFAS are polluting the Arctic, threatening both humans and animals
Scientists say that PFAS, nicknamed "forever chemicals," are building up in animals like polar bears, seals, and birds and at ...
The polar bears living in an abandoned Arctic weather station
A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shine a spotlight on wider changes in ...
Of honeybees and polar bears: Saving beloved species isn't enough — but it's a good start
In conservation, the term "flagship species" is used to refer to animals that represent something bigger, like an entire ...