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Polar bear subpopulations across the Arctic are losing genetic diversity and showing divergent gene activity as sea ice ...
The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walks on pack ice in Svalbard, Norway. The effects ...
With roughly 22,000 to 31,000 polar bears spread across 19 subpopulations, the latest data reveal a striking divide: while some groups are shrinking fast, others are stabilizing or even improving ...