Lessons from extinction could help protect the bears of today. New research reveals that the now-extinct cave bear was much more adaptable than once thought yet was still made extinct when faced with ...

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 ...

Enshrined on the California state flag is the grizzly bear, a figure of a bygone era, because the animal has had no presence in the state for over 100 years. California legislators are hoping to ...

While grizzlies are impressive, they are not the largest bears to ever exist. Both living and extinct species have surpassed them in size. Here are five bears that were, on average or at their upper ...

A team of scientists from EPFL and Alaska Pacific University has developed an AI program that can recognize individual bears in the wild, despite the substantial changes that occur in their appearance ...