The map at the right shows the 19 current polar bear subpopulations, with colored dots showing the location of other samples used in the analysis.

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

NGM Maps When we anchored the boat at the fjord ... Then, at two in the morning, a crew member woke us up. He had spotted a polar bear approaching in the distance under the midnight sun.