Polar bears forced to swim longer distances because of diminished sea ice off Alaska’s coast may be paying a price in lost cubs or precious calories, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey ...
Happy Earth Day, people! Let’s stop doing horrible stuff to polar bears, shall we? A researcher at the University of Alberta has found that polar bears are making longer and longer swims across open ...
Scientists have tracked a female polar bear that swam 687 kilometers over nine days in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska. But that wasn't all. She then walked and swam an additional 1,800 km, losing ...