Bears

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

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

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.
Environment

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

By Laura Baisas

Artwork depicting 16th century bear baiting match
Science

Gruesome bear fights once entertained Elizabethan England

By Andrew Paul

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

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
Environment

Which animals reproduce at the oldest age?

By Laura Baisas

Side by side of nature camera and brown bear
Environment

How the Fat Bear Week crew gets that beautiful bear footage

By Andrew Paul

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

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.
Environment

Fierce mama Grazer takes 2023’s Fat Bear Week crown

By Laura Baisas

Grizzly bear mom and cubs crossing road in Yellowstone National Park
Environment

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

By Hannah Seo

Black bear cub in a berry bush at Glacier National Park
Environment

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
Environment

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
Environment

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
Environment

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
Environment

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
Environment

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
Science

Pandas weren’t always bamboo fiends

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a family of polar bears walk on a glacier
Environment

Greenland’s polar bears are learning to get around in a less icy world

By Kate Baggaley

What an ancient jawbone reveals about polar bear evolution
Science

What an ancient jawbone reveals about polar bear evolution

By Philip Kiefer

A black bear, which people can struggle to distinguish from other bears.
Environment

Burglar bear Hank the Tank might be even tougher to catch. Here’s why.

By Hannah Seo

A black bear in the woods.
Environment

A 500-pound black bear keeps breaking into California homes. What’s next?

By Hannah Seo