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A new study shows that polar bears require more food than previously thought.

A fishy treatment has helped heal two black bears and a mountain lion whose paws were badly scorched in the deadly Thomas Fire, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

A polar bear searches in vain for trash to eat before collapsing.

A rescued bear with an enormous tongue gets surgery in Myanmar.

Hundreds of hungry polar bears were treated to a whale of a buffet last week when the carnivores descended on a whale carcass on the coast of Russia's Wrangel Island.

Tardigrades are virtually indestructible, and scientists believe alien life could share some of the same qualities as these tiny creatures.

Yellowstone grizzly bears were stripped of their endangered status by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Bear attacks are rare, but when news of bear aggression hits the airwaves, even avid adventurers may wonder what's the best way to escape the long and curved claws of such a wild animal.

A polar bear at the San Diego Zoo named Tatqiq recently went the extra mile to help scientific research.