AS MIDNIGHT approaches in Svalbard, a young polar bear climbs onto an iceberg and carves himself a makeshift bed before falling asleep. This serene moment, capturing the essence of Earth's ...

Former Eden Prairie resident now an illustrator By Karla Wennerstrom About nine years ago, Erik Brooks said, “I was doing odd jobs but also trying to figure out what kind of work I could do that ...

“Scientists are already unpleasantly surprised at how quickly the impacts of warming such as sea ice loss are showing up in the polar regions, exceeding recent predictions.” Global average warming due ...

What do vegetarian polar bears eat? Iceberg lettuce, of course. Except, as presenter Victoria Gill discovered, that's nearly true, but not quite. Where The Polar Bears Wait, a half-hour passion ...