Polar bears roaming the ice and swimming the waters of the Chukchi Sea have become increasingly exposed over the past decades to a collection of disease pathogens, according to a newly published study ...

An endodontist who normally operates on humans was part of the large team that performed the root canal on the fully sedated ...

A new report that highlights how changing climate affects travel safety and the abundance of polar bears on land in Northwest Alaska was released this week. The first Alaska’s Changing Environment ...

Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist whose groundbreaking research with chimpanzees transformed modern science, ...

Hemoglobin A1C is a measure of blood sugar over time, used to predict Type 2 diabetes in humans. Polar bears generally have ...

Nights are spent in a modest four-cabin converted crabbing boat called Ursus. Skiffs ferry travelers ashore for twice-daily ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A polar bear chased several residents around a tiny, isolated Alaska Native whaling village, killing a mother and her 1-year-old son in an extremely rare attack before another ...

A polar bear walks on ice after pulling iself out of the Chukchi Sea on June 14, 2014. Even though the Chukchi Sea polar bear population has fared better than others in the rapidly warming Arctic ...