but it seems logical that a polar bear would settle in a frigid environment like Antarctica. As climate changes threaten polar bears in heartbreaking and devastating ways, it bears repeating that ...

Antarctica also has sea ice, cold temperatures and seals. So why aren't there polar bears on the southernmost continent? The answer has to do with the evolution and geological history of the Earth.

Polar bears live in the frozen Arctic landscape, the northernmost point on the planet. They are not found in Antarctica, even though the North and South poles are both snow-covered, icy-cold ...