Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in Norway's Svalbard archipelago have actually gotten fatter and healthier ...

Polar bears are healthier, with more fat reserves, than they were 25 years ago, despite a decrease in Arctic sea ice around Svalbard islands.

As the Arctic region is transformed by climate change, Russia's presence in Svalbard starts to look like a stroke of ...

With less access to seals on ice, many polar bears are foraging on land, eating reindeer, bird eggs, walrus remains, and harbor seals.

Why polar bears are doing well in Svalbard, problematic seaweed is visible from space, why the common cold hits some people ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...

Adult polar bears around Norway's Svalbard archipelago have become fatter on average over the past two decades even as Arctic ...

Arctic sea ice is vanishing faster than ever, and scientists expected polar bears in Svalbard would grow thinner. But a surprising new study reveals they are gaining body fat, defying predictions ...

The narrative surrounding climate change has once again been challenged by new research indicating that polar bears are actually thriving despite the fears propagated by climate alarmists. A recent ...

Polar bears, a mascot for the impacts of climate change, are threatened by melting sea ice. These iconic Arctic predators ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation ...

“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars ...