“An increase of bears on the land is in turn leading to a rise in human and polar bear interactions—back in the 1960s and 1970s there were eight or nine attacks reported per decade, according ...

Between 1870 and 2014, there were 73 confirmed polar bear attacks distributed among the ... bears were the most likely to ...

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They do not often attack humans, and while fatal bear attacks are rare, they do happen. Grizzlies, black bears, and even polar bears can attack humans, leading to fatalities. In fact, all bears ...

from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. A 2017 study on polar bear attacks found they were more likely to happen during the months of July through December when ice covers ...

The woman was severely injured and was being treated at a hospital, police said. Watch polar bear attack woman » It's unclear why the woman entered the bear habitat, but police issued her a ...

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shine a spotlight on wider changes in ...

For Erin Greene, walking up to a polar bear requires even more courage than most of us can imagine. After all, it's been just a year since she survived a near-fatal attack by one. Astrophysicist ...

Polar bears are uniquely adapted to survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth. These majestic animals are beautiful, and let’s face it, their cuddly cubs are undeniably adorable.

Smith and his colleagues are also studying a range of additional steps to help communities co-exist with polar bears, such as bear spray. While the real-life human-bear conflict is playing out ...