The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

To a layperson, it’s footage of adorable polar bear cubs with their moms against the backdrop of endless Arctic snow. For researchers who study the animals, however, it’s a rare and incredibly ...

Although it was only briefly seen during the live webcast of its launch, the Fram2 mission's zero-gravity indicator was instantly recognizable. The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit around ...

Tallinn Zoo welcomed polar bear sisters Skadi and Kaja on Wednesday, and by the next day, they were already exploring, adapting, and playfully settling into their new enclosure. The sisters ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to ...

Jan Mayen is completely uninhabited, other than a combined Norwegian military and meteorological research outpost and a local population of polar bears, and is partially covered by glaciers.