But few explorers endured what Ejnar Mikkelsen and Iver Iversen did. These two Danes, abandoned by their ship, spent two ...

Polar orbits are favoured for their ability to map the entire Earth's surface over time, making them critical for weather monitoring, climate research, and reconnaissance. Listen to Story Polar orbits ...

Banner image: Polar bear mother with two cubs on a snowy sandbank in northern Alaska. Image by Hans-Jurgen Mager via Unsplash (Public domain).

BIG BEAR, Calif. -- Big Bear's beloved bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, have welcomed eaglets into the world. Original live video courtesy of FOBBV. Jackie and Shadow are taking turns ...

A North Carolina man decided to take a more creative approach to tackling a persistent bear problem in his backyard by putting on a cartoony bear costume and, somehow, successfully scaring the ...

The 13th Annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Southern California will take place on March 29 at Big Bear Lake. Participants are encouraged to raise at least $50 in pledges, with ...

SpaceX's mission to launch the first astronauts into polar orbit is quickly approaching. Named for the Norwegian seafaring ship Fram, which completed expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic ...

A new study reported on by the Guardian has confirmed what climate scientists have feared for years: Earth's glaciers are melting at a record-breaking pace. Glaciers worldwide are vanishing at an ...

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo announced on Wednesday it has welcomed the arrival of a 22-year-old polar bear named Haley. According to zoo officials, Haley was born Nov ...

A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.