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a grizzly bear in the woods

CAUTION: That dead elk in Yellowstone could be grizzly bear bait

By Margherita Bassi

a brown bear eating a piece of salmon in a river

Fat Bear Week champion Chunk spotted taking a stroll in Alaska

By Laura Baisas

a black bear cub up in a tree and looking directly at the camera

Litter of 5 bear cubs spotted in Connecticut for the first time

By Laura Baisas

three polar bear cubs curled up with their mother

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 announces People’s Choice winners

By Popular Science Team

a giraffe and her baby watch an airplane land

32 incredible wildlife images from the Nature Photography Contest

By Popular Science Team

a grizzly bear stands on a bison carcass

Yellowstone’s first grizzly bear of 2026 emerges from his den

By Laura Baisas

a polar bear cub clings to its mother

24 beautiful images from the World Nature Photography Awards 2026

By Popular Science Team

a polar bear mother closes her eyes while laying down with two cubs. one cub is biting the other's cheek

11 cool photos to celebrate International Polar Bear Day

By Popular Science Team

A large brown bear rests in a snowy den, its fur dusted with fresh white snow. Only the bear's head and upper back are visible as it huddles at the entrance of a dark opening nestled under evergreen branches. The bear's eyes are closed, appearing to be in a deep sleep or state of torpor.

No, bears don’t actually hibernate

By Andrew Coletti

A young lynx playfully throws a rodent into the air before killing and devouring it.

16 astonishing images from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

She-bear and bear-cubs. Adult female of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) with cubs on the snow in spring forest.

Facial recognition AI trained to work on bears

three polar bear cubs resting on their mother

Svalbard polar bears are doing surprisingly well (for now)

By Laura Baisas

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