Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the sea ice melts rapidly.
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Climate change is rewriting polar bear DNA

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer ...
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Polar bears are rewiring their own genetics to survive a warming climate

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The ...
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Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

Brookfield Zoo, which has cared for generations of polar bears, hopes to offer guidelines for an area where mothers den at ...