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![Photo of a brown bear skull - not the same skull used in the study](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7TXNY8EFKBKhrfadqeQfQg-320-80.jpg)
Scientists extract ancient DNA from 32,000-year-old bear skull
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The DNA hints at when and how ice age brown bears once migrated to Japan's largest island.
![A photo of a polar bear standing on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Q7LWsvZRiqc8iMYzvTu5L-320-80.jpg)
Polar bears: The largest land carnivores
By Patrick Pester published
Polar bears are the largest bear species and are supremely adapted to their Arctic habitat, whether they are prowling the ice or swimming in the sea.
![close up of grizzly bear's face](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gpQC9eRyzHBqkyVYVNbt5X-320-80.jpg)
Woman killed in unusual grizzly bear attack
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The attack was unusual and was "not normal bear behavior," an expert said.
![A photo of a black bear's face looking at the camera in Ontario, Canada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nph9EKpWQdqNStmFtBWHRL-320-80.jpg)
Black bears: The most common bear in North America
By Patrick Pester published
American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose.
![A 'pizzly' bear in captivity.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kzRV83JTEW5HRr62rH7Ca4-320-80.jpg)
'Pizzly' bear hybrids are spreading across the Arctic thanks to climate change
By Ben Turner published
The hybrids may have an advantage over polar bears because their jaws enable them to eat a more diverse range of foods.
![Young Californian black bears are becoming fearless due to a deadly and mysterious brain infection.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9RF36wpoX52oTnQ73hveX-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious brain infection makes bears act 'like friendly dogs'
By Harry Baker published
A mysterious disease affecting young Californian black bears is causing them to become fearless when interacting with humans and is preventing them from developing properly.
![Two brown bears hunt on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gV2HMx4RLCeDDLoeZ2qxff-320-80.jpg)
Mama and baby bear shot to death aboard Russian nuclear submarine
By Brandon Specktor published
A mother bear and her cub were shot and killed by Russian hunters after boarding a docked nuclear submarine in Kamchatka.
![Bear 402, with dark brown coat, walking across a trail toward tall grass.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TgozXDDXNnQmrFXA7whiUa-320-80.jpg)
It's time to vote for the chonkiest bear in Katmai National Park
By Stephanie Pappas published
It’s Fat Bear Week at the Brooks River in Alaska.
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