Surprise: Lean times, fat polar bears
January 31, 2026
Polar bears in Svalbard are bulking up despite habitat lost to melting ice floes
Polar bears in Svalbard are bulking up despite habitat lost to melting ice floes
Mass swimming events, many of them to support charities, are part of British Christmas traditions
Norway has new limits on getting close to polar bears, and cruise operators are unhappy over them
If anyone thought that drunken beach revelers or soccer hooligans could make for a bad time on vacation, they may not have considered a town where the neighbors are polar bears. The town is Ny-Alesund, on Spitsbergen Island, Norway; it’s…
As I left the hotel in Winnipeg I was outfitted in all my brand new cold-weather gear headed for the airport and a two hour flight to the remote village of Churchill. I prayed my preparation for facing the sub-zero temperatures and brutal…
Polar bears in Svalbard are bulking up despite habitat lost to melting ice floes
Mass swimming events, many of them to support charities, are part of British Christmas traditions
Norway has new limits on getting close to polar bears, and cruise operators are unhappy over them
If anyone thought that drunken beach revelers or soccer hooligans could make for a bad time on vacation, they may not have considered a town where the neighbors are polar bears. The town is Ny-Alesund, on Spitsbergen Island, Norway; it’s…
As I left the hotel in Winnipeg I was outfitted in all my brand new cold-weather gear headed for the airport and a two hour flight to the remote village of Churchill. I prayed my preparation for facing the sub-zero temperatures and brutal…