In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
Churchill is a remote Canadian town that not only lives with the predator next door, but loves it. That's because the ...
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One or many? Exploring the population groups of the largest animal on Earth
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...
This penguin swam 2,000 miles to Australia—and we don't know why
As climate change bears down on Antarctica, understanding why some penguins end up meandering so far from their natural ...
Long-lost ocean worms photobomb tiny seahorses, surprising scientists
Photographs of seahorses taken by scuba divers revealed evidence of a long-lost species of marine worm that hasn’t been seen ...
One or many? Exploring the population groups of the Antarctic blue whale using historical mark-recovery data
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a ...
Why Grolar Bear Numbers Increase With Climate Change
The grolar bear, also known as the pizzly bear, is a hybrid animal that's the result of crossbreeding between a polar bear ...
Experience The Antarctica Adventure Of A Lifetime On Seabourn Pursuit
Don't wait to make Antarctica your last journey in reaching all seven continents. With amazing wildlife and other-worldly ...
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Chukchi Sea polar bears are increasingly exposed to disease-causing pathogens
Study reveals dramatic increases since the late 1980s, signaling potential future stress for bears already coping with a ...
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The Alarming Reason Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica
Most people picture Antarctica as a barren, icy expanse, but recently, more plants have taken root there. The reason for that ...
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Surfer Spots an Emperor Penguin on a Beach in Australia, Thousands of Miles From Its Antarctic Home
It's not clear how the juvenile male ended up so far north, but experts suggest he was motivated by his appetite ...
Woman Panics When Rescued Animal Won't Wake Up, Then Ends Up Apologizing
Social media users could relate to the woman's fear in the viral clip, with one saying "there is nothing more terrifying." ...
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Celebrate the Beloved Yet Threatened Polar Bear With These 15 Photos
These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best ...