Paris, France, Jan 29, 2026 (AFP) - Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study

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2026-01-29

Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead of wasting away, a study said Thursday. The Barents Sea has lost sea ice faster than other areas with polar bears as temperatures have risen there more than in other Arctic regions, according to the research published in the journal Scientific Reports. But instead of growing leaner like polar bears in......

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