He’s lost his bearings! Adorable polar bear cub clambers up his mother’s back before losing his balance and taking a tumble in Canada An adorable polar bear cub was pictured tumbling off its mum into the snow in Wapusk National Park, Canada The three-month-old cub’s fall was a surprise for its sibling as they played and … Read more
This is the adorable moment two orphan polar bears got their first swimming lesson from an adoptive human foster mother. The cubs were born in captivity in December to a mother who refused to feed and raise them but six women at a Russian safari park stepped in to care for the helpless crying pair. … Read more
The Spiders from Mars isn’t just the name of David Bowie’s backing band in the 1970s—it’s the nickname given to mysterious formations on Mars that resemble creepy black arachnids. These ‘araneiforms’ (Latin for ‘spider-like’) were first observed 20 years ago, but astronomers have finally determined they’re caused by carbon dioxide vapor escaping from cracks in … Read more
Frost-bitten Britain: Polar winds see UK suffer third sub-zero morning in row with -6C lows and snow risk (and you’ll STILL need to wrap up warm for return of al fresco dining on April 12) Yellow snow warning is in place across northern Scotland until 10am, with warnings of transport disruption It came after temperatures … Read more
Foraging peril of polar bears as experts fear they could lack skills to find new food as they adapt to climate change Researchers studied polar bears in Canadian Arctic tracking them over 11 days Bears usually hunt seals from floating ice but climate change means ice melted Bears have resorted to eating birds eggs on … Read more
‘Haven’t we learned anything about animal cruelty?’ Frosty reception for China hotel with polar bears on show 24 hours a day At ‘Harbin Polar Land’ in northeastern China, the hotel bedrooms’ windows face onto the bears’ pen The bears are photographed by guests under harsh warm lights, in a space comprising fake rocks and icicles … Read more
Climate change could cause summers in Britain and to last SIX MONTHS by the end of this century, suggests a new study. Without efforts to slow the shifting climate, summers spanning almost half the year may become the new normal north of the Equator by 2100, say scientists. The change would likely have a far-reaching … Read more
POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL FINANCIALS TRUST: £221m trust is well placed for the recovery By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2021 Investment trust Polar Capital Global Financials represents a big market play on economic recovery. If the world economy bounces back as many … Read more
Polar bears and and narwhals in the Arctic are at risk of death due to loss of sea ice, US scientists warn. Unprecedented global warming is causing catastrophic sea ice loss, driving polar bears onto land and depriving them of their preferred food – blubber-rich seal. Polar bears are being forced to migrate to nearby … Read more
All across the northern hemisphere from Athens, Greece, to Athens, Texas, snowfalls have blanketed streets and temperatures have plunged to freezing in places where winter usually requires no more than a jacket. Snow has covered nearly three quarters of the United States, to an average depth of six inches, compared to 35.5 per cent last year … Read more