Polar bears

Churchill, Manitoba, in Canada has become famous as the place to spot polar bears - but it's also one of the rare places you can swim with Beluga whales.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a meeting of the Arctic Council in Finland that the shrinking Arctic sea ice would offer "opportunity and abundance" for industry.

"People are scared, they are afraid to leave their homes," a local official said.

The ice is floating away from the land it's been attached to for years.

The guard "was attacked by a polar bear and injured on his head," the cuise ship operator said.

A hotel in Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard received an unwelcome visitor and the governor had to fly by in a helicopter before the animal left.

Inuka had been suffering from a range of age-related issues and zoo staff decided not to revive him from anesthesia.

"They're a seal-eating species. It's what they do."

Around 80 percent of climate denier blogs relied on one blog.

The senator called drilling in the Arctic a "tremendous opportunity."

Plastic may be causing problems for polar bears. But is this one of them?

What at first looked like roaming sheep turned out to be a massive herd of polar bears.

State media suggests that China will now take bigger role in the fight against climate change.

The president withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday.

The delegation is trapped inside an Arctic island base, surrounded by bears.

As the world warms, the ice-free season in polar bears' Arctic habitats grows longer and longer.

Scientists believe global warming has caused this change in polar bear food choices.