BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new study is providing an enhanced look at the intertwined evolutionary histories of polar bears and brown bears. Becoming separate species did not completely stop these animals from ...

A new study is providing an enhanced look at the intertwined evolutionary histories of polar bears and brown bears. Becoming separate species did not completely stop these animals from mating with ...

A brown bear is catching salmon at the Brooks River waterfall, Katmai National Park, Alaska. Fat Bear Week 2025 kicks off with Fat Bear Junior on September 18, giving everyone a chance to crown the ...

Black bears and brown bears sometimes share the same territory, and because they can react very differently when encountered, it’s a good idea to be able to quickly determine which species you’re ...

An analysis of ancient DNA from a 100,000-year-old polar bear has revealed that extensive hybridization between polar bears and brown bears occurred during the last warm interglacial period in the ...

Bears may be cute in stories and in stuffed form, but they’re not animals that you want to come across in the wild. Whether they’re black, brown, grizzly, or polar, they’re still bears. But ...

See why this Alaskan national park offers the world’s top bear-watching experience. A brown bear searches for salmon along a creek in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The park supports one of the ...