The National Academies is convening an ad hoc committee to prioritize high-value lunar destinations—excluding the poles—for human exploration. The committee will develop a strategy that identifies key ...

Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

When scientists in Canada came across a female polar bear with two cubs in the fall, they made an unusual discovery: One of the young was not her own offspring but instead a rare documented example of ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

It is now likely that the coldest period of sustained cold weather is behind us after gripping the Eastern U.S. for the first part of December. Warmer temperatures are expected for Christmas and into ...

Santa's Polar Express, the NCB No.1 Lord Roberts, is running festive daily trips until Christmas Eve. The train departs from Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in West Lothian for the seasonal journeys.

The Polar Plunge for Special Olympics will not be held in Wisconsin Rapids in 2026 after about 15 years. The event will move to Wausau on Feb. 19 and will feature a new mobile plunge unit.

Researchers were surprised when they spotted an additional cub with this mother polar bear. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill When female polar bear X33991 first emerged from her maternal den in ...