‘Jumping genes’: how polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming Arctic

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...
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Of honeybees and polar bears: Saving beloved species isn’t enough — but it’s a good start

Yet in the past 12 years, at least 467 species have gone extinct, with most of these creatures — including a type of rodent called the melomy and a Hawaiian tree snail called Achatinella apexfulva — ...
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Researchers make concerning discovery while studying polar bears: 'A desperate survival mechanism'

"This activity seems linked to their specific environment." Researchers make concerning discovery while studying polar bears: 'A desperate survival mechanism' first appeared on The Cool Down.
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UN: Polar bears among species to be hotly debated

GENEVA (AP) — Nations will be asked to decide whether the polar bear should be considered an endangered species because of global warming. The U.S. proposal to increase the protection given to polar ...
Arizona Daily Star

Global warming helps get polar bears species protection

WASHINGTON — Government officials say the Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species because of global warming. The officials told The Associated Press the bears ...
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Gray Wolves, Polar Bears and the Endangered Species List

Just 13 years after gray wolves were re-introduced into the lower 48 states, they're going off the Endangered Species List. At the same time, polar bears may go on the list—because of dangers that lie ...
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Ohio zoo collects polar bear poop to aid species' survival

CINCINNATI (AP) -- An Ohio zoo has become the repository for the world's largest collection of polar bear poop as researchers work to create a pregnancy test to aid the survival of this endangered ...

Survival Hinges on Hollow: The Hair That Defies Arctic Death

Did you ever wonder how an animal as large as a polar bear or reindeer floats? The answer is hollow hair, a remarkable ...
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The bear species tied to the most human fatalities worldwide

When people ask “what’s the most dangerous bear,” they usually expect “polar bear” or “grizzly” as a gut-level answer.... The ...
The Atlantic

Polar Bears, As a Species, Are 5 Times Older Than Previously Thought

The polar bear has a become an (insufferably cute) symbol of global warming -- meaning we were extra keen on reading into a new study, published in Science, on the genetic origins of these ...

Taxidermied polar bear, shark bones among wildlife imports approved by Singapore in 2024

Singapore approved the import of a taxidermied polar bear and other unusual wildlife items in 2024, regulated by CITES. Read ...
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Of honeybees and polar bears: Saving beloved species isn't enough — but it's a good start

But in fact, history shows that humans do have the power to save animals on the brink of extinction. Such successes might be the most tangible representation of conservation that we have. Still, ...