Apennine brown bears have been living alongside humans in central Italy since at least the era of the Roman Empire. This ...

Modern species of bears living near humans for extended periods show evidence of genetic changes making them less aggressive ...

Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...

The Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) is an isolated population found in Central Italy. Previous research indicates this population split from other European brown bears between 2,000 and ...

The Apennine brown bear, Ursus arctos marsicanus, exists nowhere else on Earth. Genetic evidence shows that this population ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive.

Polar bears lose sea ice due to climate change, forcing them to fast longer and lose body fat, leading to emaciation. The ...

The Apennine brown bear is a small population found only in central Italy, with a long history of closeness to human ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Conflicts between bears and humans continue to rise in many areas of Colorado, including the Front Range, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which is ...

More than 50 hungry polar bears invaded the Russian coastal village of Belushya Guba over a period of three months, attracted by the local dump. Some bears entered homes and businesses by ripping ...

Living close to humans doesn’t just change landscapes—it can also change animals themselves. A new genetic study shows that ...