Give your teddy bear an extra snuggle on Sept. 9, it’s national Teddy Bear Day. This week, lets learn about bears. There are eight different types of bears in the world. In Colorado, there is only one type, the North American Black Bear. But, don’t be ...

Bears are at least 2.5 to 5 times stronger than the average human. While a bear’s full strength is realized in its massive body weight, bears also possess exceptionally strong grip strength. This power, derived from their paws, is most evident in their ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy ordered the Obama administration to reverse a 2007 decision to remove Yellowstone grizzly bears from the threatened ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their hunting grounds are shrinking, food is becoming harder to find, and their numbers are falling rapidly across the Arctic.

A study identifies that at least eleven species of vertebrates benefit from this carrion, including Arctic foxes and ravens. There are between 22,000 and 26,000 polar bears in the world, distributed throughout the Arctic. Some subpopulations, especially ...

Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the standard blueprint of growth and adaptation. For the first time, scientists have unlocked when, and how, ancient bears broke the rules and ...

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a "glimmer of hope" for the Arctic species, which is facing possible extinction this century.