When a grizzly bear attacked a group of fourth- and fifth-graders in western Canada in late November 2025, it sparked more than a rescue effort for the 11 people injured—four with severe injuries.

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

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For 30 years, Marylanders have been "freezin' for a reason" by raising money for Special Olympics Maryland through the Polar ...

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

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

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Davis, a Port Dover resident, wore a polar bear mask, a white robe and even had a set of claws. “Yep, I’ve got cleats on my ...

The Polar Bear Plunge, a New Year’s Day tradition for those bold enough to brave the chilly water, appeared to be well ...

Braving frigid temperatures and icy waters, hundreds of participants gathered in Jacksonport today for the annual Polar Bear ...

Brave participants jumped into the Mongahela River along the Mon Wharf in Pittsburgh Thursday morning at the annual ...