Researchers say some populations are activating "jumping genes" to survive rising temperatures. It’s both hopeful and ...

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

The researchers analysed blood samples taken from polar bears in two regions of Greenland and compared “jumping genes”: small ...

The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered a paradigm shift in polar bears’ genetics, helping them to adapt to disastrous realities of climate change. Owing to human-caused ...

Polar bears are dying at a rapid rate due to the increasing use of fossil fuels in our environment. A study done by the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group states ...

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and ...

New research has suggested that polar bears could be rewriting their DNA in order to adapt to warmer climates.

As the planet heats, polar bears in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to warmer conditions, new research from the ...

A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of the ...