Bears

Get to know the hungry, hibernating furballs of the animal kingdom—from pandas, polar bears, and grizzlies.

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a large brown bear in italy

Bears in Italy inbreed more, but are less aggressive

By Margherita Bassi

a mother polar bear walking on ice with two cubs behind her

Rare polar bear adoption could save cub’s life

By Laura Baisas

A warning sign is seen at the closed walking trail to the observatory in the Shirakawago district, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Japan deploys army to fight bears

Security camera footage of bear entering grocery store in Japan

Bears have attacked over 100 people in Japan since March

an emperor penguin looks through a camera while its baby looks on

15 breathtaking images from the Nature Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

A polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway.

See the first moments when 3 polar bear cubs emerge from their den

By Laura Baisas

Artwork depicting 16th century bear baiting match

Gruesome bear fights once entertained Elizabethan England

A polar bear still hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.

How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.

By Laura Baisas

a bird with white and black plummage and an egg on a nest and three other birds standing around her

Which animals reproduce at the oldest age?

By Laura Baisas

Side by side of nature camera and brown bear

How the Fat Bear Week crew gets that beautiful bear footage

a bear lays flat on its belly on a rocky beach with its legs projected backwards

It’s sploot season: Animals strike a pose to chill out

By Popular Science Team

Grazer looking chunky and getting ready for winter on September 14, 2023. The bear is in the river intensely staring for salmon.

Fierce mama Grazer takes 2023’s Fat Bear Week crown

By Laura Baisas

Grizzly bear mom and cubs crossing road in Yellowstone National Park

Grizzlies are getting killed by roads, but the risks are bigger than roadkill

Black bear cub in a berry bush at Glacier National Park

Bears can count, take selfies, use tools, recognize supermodels, and even open car doors

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Brown bear paw in summer for blood clotting study

Hibernating bears hold many secrets for better human health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

By Laura Baisas

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Moose calf running from grizzly bear in shallow water

A wedding videographer filmed a bear preying on a moose—during the groom’s vows

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

Small European panda from 6 million years ago in a painting

Pandas weren’t always bamboo fiends

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira