On Svalbard, bears are eating bird eggs by the hundreds and appear better fed than they did before, and in southern Gre…
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Since the Arctic sea ice began to steadily decline due to climate change in the early 1990s, zoologists have anxiously awaited detrimental changes in the local wildlife. Polar bears rely…
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For most people, estimating a bear’s weight or fur color isn’t a top priority during an unexpected encounter in the woods. However, for ecologists and zoologists, these details are crucial…
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A new study from the University of Ferrara in Italy has revealed that modern wild bears are increasingly resembling Baloo—the furry mentor of Mowgli from Kipling’s “The Jungle Book.” Researchers…
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A new study has revealed that climate change is causing genetic alterations in polar bears living in southeastern Greenland. Scientists predict that by 2050, more than two-thirds of polar bears…
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According to the Daily Mail, archaeologists in Serbia have uncovered the first archaeological evidence that brown bears were used in Roman arena spectacles. The skull of a bear, marked by…
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A study from Aarhus University in Denmark has revealed that mercury pollution from a century ago, from coal burning and gold mining, continues to poison the Arctic environment. Despite global…
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Polar bears are “fatter” than previously thought, a team led by Trinity College Dublin found. Researchers from the UK, Norway, and Denmark say the secret to the species’ survival in…
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Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are among the most indestructible creatures on Earth. These microscopic animals, measuring between 0.05 and 1.4 mm and scuttling on eight short legs, seem…
