Norton Sound, part of the Northern Bering Sea, is seen from the outskirts of Nome on Sept. 30, 2020. Record-low winter ice in 2018, followed by near-record low ice in 2019, shocked the Northern Bering ...
Polar bears roaming the ice and swimming the waters of the Chukchi Sea have become increasingly exposed over the past decades to a collection of disease pathogens, according to a newly published study ...
As the planet heats up, polar bears are being exposed to more parasites, bacteria and viruses, likely through their food, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. Since ...