The American black bear is the fastest and most agile climber of all bear species. They can climb a 100-foot tree in seconds! Their long, hooked claws allow them to dig into trees easily, and ...

A single polar bear’s range can span 300,000 square kilometres; the size of the United Kingdom and Ireland combined. When hibernating a bear will lose up to a third of its body weight and only ...

2. Their white fur and black skin absorb heat, while their thick layer of fat (up to 4 inches) keeps them warm in freezing temperatures ...

The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is also known as the North American brown bear. It is the third-largest bear belonging to the family Ursidae, which includes eight species of bears.

Polar Bear Week, which runs from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2 this year, is a time to celebrate and learn how you can help polar bears and people coexist. In 2019, I had the opportunity to visit Churchill ...

It's called a "tardigrade" or "water bear". It's just one of many aquatic invertebrates on the planet, but it's unlike any other life form that scientists know of. Less than a millimeter in size ...