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A holiday in the Arctic that’s much more than just searching for polar bears - While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the ...

This decline of summer sea ice area has a multitude of effects, from changing local ecosystems to allowing more shipping through the Arctic Ocean. It also enhances global warming, because the loss of ...

Polar bears, beyond their predatory role, are vital providers of carrion for Arctic scavengers like foxes and gulls. These ...

Polar bears act as "crucial" providers of food for other Arctic species, reveals new research. The iconic mammals - officially classified as "vulnerable" - annually provide millions of kilos of meat, ...

A new study has uncovered alarming evidence that bisphenols (BPs) —plastic-related chemicals known to disrupt hormones—are accumulating and magnifying through Arctic food webs. Analyzing 32 bisphenol ...

Snow, the 17-year-old polar bear who died Labor Day at the Reid Park Zoo, suffered from an undiagnosed heart ailment, a zoo official announced last week at the same time she announced the zoo doesn't ...

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