A Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' ...

Scientists are solving the mystery of when diverged from their closest relative–the brown bear. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

Ursus maritimus is the scientific name for polar bears, named in 1774 by Constantine Phipps. Polar bears are marine mammals in the Ursidae family, adapted to Arctic sea ice. Polar bears don't truly ...

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The species is ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

Polar bears in one of the fastest-warming parts of the Arctic are showing clear changes in how their DNA behaves, according to a new study. Researchers examined genetic activity in polar bears from ...

Another brutally cold weekend is on the way as a piece of the Polar vortex dips out of the Arctic Circle, sending frigid air across half of the United States while the other half warms up. Texas will ...

Earth’s atmosphere is held together by a delicate balance of jet streams, pressure gradients, and the Coriolis force. But when topography, ocean events like El Niño, or random disruptions hit the ...

Ready for some serious cold? The planet's most extreme cold air will be barreling into the central and eastern United States this coming weekend "like a wrecking ball," said Weather Trader ...

The polar vortex has broken, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Temperatures in the 10s are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...