Summary: Researchers found that Italian brown bears living near humans evolved unique genetic and behavioral traits. The ...

Researchers found genetic differences that likely resulted from humans killing aggressive bears, leaving docile individuals ...

Are bears getting soft on us? After centuries of living in close proximity with people, a population of brown bears has ...

Stepan is a 28-year-old brown bear that is quite well-known in Russia for a good amount of reasons. As a cub, the infamous ...

Many folks who live near the water take it for granted, but wild animals know exactly how to make the most of their natural habitat. While humans are busy lounging on the shore or waiting for the fish ...

Fat Bear Week, when people get to pick their favorite Alaskan brown bear bulking up for hibernation, is coming early this year. The annual online competition that normally starts in early October will ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear. Unleash the ...

A hiker attacked by a wild brown bear was found dead in northern Japan on Friday, officials said, a day after the bloody encounter that reportedly saw him dragged into a forest. The hiker in his 20s ...

This story, A Family Hunt for Alaska Brownies, originally ran 75 years ago, in the July 1947 issue. While it is a classic example of an OL family hunting adventure, it also shows how hunting ethics ...

The U.S. government is warning travelers about the risk of brown bear attacks in Japan. U.S. Embassy warns travelers of increased bear attacks in Northern Japan, especially Hokkaido and Akita. “Be ...

A roman mosaic shows a fighting North African Atlas bear. Jerzystrzelecki via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Nearly a decade ago, archaeologists found the broken skull of a bear among the ruins ...