As a 74-year-old tradition, San Pedro’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear swim at Cabrillo Beach doesn’t see a lot of change — ...

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 ...

A White Rock, B.C., councillor who uses a wheelchair has arranged for the community's popular New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim to be more accessible. Susan Bains has arranged for a wheelchair-accessible ...

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 ...

The weekend has officially arrived. Whether you’re looking to hear some live music, take part in a community celebration, or ...

One hundred and six years of tradition have made Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim in English Bay one of the city’s most popular ...

As noted in our Event Calendar and Holiday Guide, we haven't been sure about the status of the Alki Beach New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim because we hadn't heard from or been able to reach longtime ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered a paradigm shift in polar bears’ genetics, helping them to adapt to disastrous realities of climate change. Owing to human-caused global warming, ...

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A new study suggests polar bears may be genetically adapting to survive a rapidly warming Arctic—in what researchers describe as a “glimmer of hope” for the endangered species. Researchers at the ...