When photographing polar bears in Canada, Durango photographer Claude Steelman says it must be done from the back of a large ...

Male polar bears can weigh up to 700 kilograms (1,540 pounds) and reach lengths of over three metres (10 feet). This makes them the largest land predators in the world, outmatching even grizzly bears.

Debbie S. Miller is the author of many books about Alaska, including “Polar Bear Journey” and “Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.” ADVERTISEMENT ...

High-tech tracking collars on nine female polar bears have measured the animals' efforts to find food on the diminishing Arctic ice. Each bear wore a collar - recording video, location and ...

A polar bear has killed a man in Norway's Arctic Spitsbergen island, local officials say. The attack occurred at a campsite near Longyearbyen, the main town of the island in the Svalbard archipelago.