A polar bear has been shot dead after apparently attempting to attack residents on Norway's Svalbard archipelago. According to the local authorities on Thursday, the police were told that the polar ...

Only females are tracked with the collars because male polar bears — who can grow to 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) — have necks thicker than their heads, and would shake the collar straight off. Olberg then ...

The remains were found in the Arne Qvamgrotta cave in northern Norway which was first discovered in the 1990s.

Scientists uncover a 75,000-year-old Arctic ecosystem in Norway, revealing extinct mitochondrial lineages in polar bears, ...

Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago, is considered one of the world’s safest places—yet residents often carry guns when ...

As the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on Earth, animals that have evolved to survive the cold face unprecedented challenges. While scientists are learning more about how modern wildlife ...

When it comes to Arctic apex predators, the polar bear is the first animal that typically comes to mind. It’s a top predator, feasting on seals and occasionally other sea mammals. Its hunting ...

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago.

The Arne Qvamgrotta cave was discovered in the 1990’s when a local mining industry built a tunnel through the nearby mountain ...

Humans only discovered Arne Ovamgrotta in 1991, but it was a haven for at least 46 species over 75,000 years ago.