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Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

Guitarist Brian May unearthed the song during his Planet Rock Christmas Special on Monday (Dec. 22), revealing that it was originally recorded in 1974. By Gil Kaufman Queen guitarist Brian May slipped ...

When scientists in Canada came across a female polar bear with two cubs in the fall, they made an unusual discovery: One of the young was not her own offspring but instead a rare documented example of ...

Researchers were surprised when they spotted an additional cub with this mother polar bear. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill When female polar bear X33991 first emerged from her maternal den in ...

Canadian researchers tracking bear known as X33991 noticed she had gained a second cub who likely needed help Scientists in Canada have documented a rare case of female polar bear adopting a new cub, ...

Sir Brian May is set to debut the previously unreleased Queen Christmas track Not for Sale (Polar Bear) during a special festive broadcast. The song, written by May and recorded during sessions for ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - About 50 people braved cold water Saturday to take part in the Toys for Kids Foundation’s first ever polar plunge. The fundraising jump, held in partnership with The ...