Hollow hairs are a key survival tool for Arctic animals, which have evolved to grow extraordinary weather-proof coats.

Greenland’s remote eastern fjords are a place of elemental beauty, where glaciers carve through the land, musk oxen roam ...

The Polar Bear Swim has become a beloved ritual for Vancouverites and visitors alike. Each year, thousands gather at English Bay to embrace the chilly waters, donning colorful costumes and embodying ...

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 ...

Bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

CBC reporter Troy Charles was among thousands to take the plunge into the frigid waters of Vancouver's English Bay Beach on New Year's Day, in a tradition that was born in the city over 100 years ago.

Jumping into an outdoor pool may sound like the 'polar' opposite of what you'd want to do on a chilly January morning but ...

Bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

Every winter, a brave group of Montrealers takes the plunge into the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River, embracing the thrill of cold-water swimming despite frigid temperatures. However, recent ...

Arktos and Walker, a beloved duo of male polar bears, reside at Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie and were filmed playing in the snow this week.

JACKSONPORT, Wis. (WBAY) - What better way to start off the new year than by doing a polar plunge in Door County? The 40 th-annual “Polar Bear Swim” took place at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport, Door ...