Britons have been told to dust off their coats for the first time since winter as temperatures are set to plummet as low as 10C in parts of the UK – 5C below the seasonal average. A 500-mile wide ‘polar plunge’ has swept in for the August bank holiday making it feel colder, but also … Read more
Plummeting temperatures could make the bank holiday weekend one of the coldest on record, coming just days after the UK experienced record-breaking heat. Huge downpours and 80mph winds from Storm Francis battered the UK earlier this week, with cold northerly winds gripping the country over the next few days. But party goers were out in force … Read more
Polar bear mauls a man to death at Norwegian camp site The man was killed over night in a caping area near Longyearbyen in Norway This is the sixth fatal polar bear attack in almost 50 years in Norway’s Svalbard The bear was later found dead in a parking lot after people fired shots at it By … Read more
Britain’s oldest polar bear ‘Victor’ dies aged 22 at Yorkshire Wildlife Park Oldest polar bear in Britain dies aged 22 after suddenly falling ill in wildlife park He had terminal kidney failure and after he suddenly fell ill vets put him to sleep Victor was rehomed in Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster in 2014 By … Read more
Giant hexagonal storm that has raged around Saturn’s north pole for over four decades is caused by massive cyclones deep in the planet’s atmosphere, study shows Researchers created a computer model to simulate conditions found on Saturn They then ran the simulation to see if a hexagonal polar storm would be formed They found these … Read more
Neanderthals, Denisovans and Homo sapiens were so closely related that they were able to interbreed and have offspring that were fertile and healthy, a study suggests. Analysis from the University of Oxford reveals the species were more genetically similar than brown bears and polar bears are today. This significant overlap provided genetic compatibility and allowed … Read more
Polar bear dives towards zoo worker and plays with him through the glass of his aquarium in Belgium A polar bear and a zoo worker adorably play together at Belgium’s Pairi Daiza zoo The zoo has one of the largest bear enclosures in the world with a seawater basin They also have a large ice cave … Read more
POLAR CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY: Trust offers a way to invest in web giants like Microsoft, Apple and Google By Anne Ashworth For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2020 | Updated: 09:27 BST, 9 May 2020 WHAT IS IT? The trust was ahead of its time in 1996 when it launched, focusing on … Read more
Give me a kiss! Polar bear cubs cuddle up to their doting mom in adorable pictures Polar bears were photographed shortly after they emerged from hibernation in Wapusk National Park, Canada Pair of three-month-old cubs huddled around their mother with one receiving an affectionate peck from bear Photographs were captured by property manager and amateur photographer Hao Jiang, … Read more
Polar bears are being forced into CANNIBALISM by climate change and fossil fuel extraction with large males attacking females with cubs, scientist reveals Russian scientist revealed polar bears in the Arctic are turning to cannibalism He said food is scarce due to climate change and fossil fuel extraction Ice is melting forcing bears to the shore … Read more