Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the standard ...

The dental development of modern bears does not follow the typical pattern seen in most mammals. The reason lies millions of ...

The cave bear, Ursus spelaeus, was a prominent member of the Pleistocene megafauna in Europe, whose evolutionary history and ecological dynamics continue to captivate palaeontologists and evolutionary ...

Today, polar bears live only on the northernmost stretches of ice and snow, but their roots may lie farther south -- in an area that is now Ireland. Sometime within the last 50,000 years, suggests a ...

Scientists are solving the mystery of when diverged from their closest relative–the brown bear. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily ...