Credit: Simon Gee/Kt Miller/Steven C Amstrup/Polar Bears International/Cover Images Researchers have revealed astonishing new insights into the lives of polar bear cubs by studying them as they emerge ...

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New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries. Ashild Onvik Pedersen, a scientist who is armed with a rifle in ...