Scientists have reported some rare good news from the Arctic. As the climate changes and the ice melts, in one region at least, polar bears are thriving — finding new ways to survive, and even packing ...

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

Severe temperatures are expected to dominate most of the country in the coming days, with single-digit temperatures forecast for parts of the Northeast. Overall, temperatures will begin to warm in the ...

Don't put away that winter jacket just yet. The polar vortex is expected to be impacted by a sudden warmup of the stratosphere, which will bring freezing temperatures to the Northeast this weekend and ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walks on pack ice in Svalbard, Norway. The effects ...

Rising temperatures and rapidly melting sea ice threaten polar bears across the Arctic. But the bears living 800 miles north of the Arctic Circle have stayed surprisingly fat, researchers report ...

Could early February's blast of cold in the northeastern United States be one of the last appearances of our wintertime foe, the polar vortex? While forecasters can't yet say that for sure, a warmer ...

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It’s an understatement to say it’s been a very cold winter. And it’s not close to being over. Reviewing our longer-term weather patterns, we are likely in for more freezing days ahead. You can thank a ...

The bitter cold temperatures that have left a chill over the eastern half of the country aren’t going anywhere, as a major disruption to the polar vortex is coming this month. While the cold is not ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious ...