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Ram Gopal Kothari becomes first Indian to complete marathon at Geographic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The North Pole Marathon is a race like no other, held on drifting sheets of sea ice only a few metres thick, floating above frigid Arctic waters. Athletes face temperatures around minus 8-degree celsius, piercing winds that cut through layered clothing, and even the possibility of polar bear
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Study: Polar bears of Greenland shed light on future of the species in war
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): A new population of polar bears documented on the southeast coast of Greenland use glacier ice to survive despite limited access to sea ice, according to a new study by the University of Washington. This small, genetically distinct group of polar bears could b
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Population of polar bears shed light on species' future in warming Arctic:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Washington, a new population of polar bears documented on the southeast coast of Greenland use glacier ice to survive despite limited access to sea ice. This small, genetically distinct group of polar bears could b
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Study: Enhanced look at intertwined evolutionary histories of polar and br
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): A new study by the University at Buffalo provides an enhanced look at the intertwined evolutionary histories of polar bears and brown bears.
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Study finds high protein diet might harm polar bears
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A recent study has found that a high protein diet may be linked to kidney disease and shortened lifespans in polar bears kept in zoos.
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Arctic Animals at threat as US allows oil drilling in Alaska waters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July 14(ANI): In a new threat to a number of Arctic animals like polar bears, bowhead whales and other such animals, the United States (US) has permitted an Italian multinational oil and gas company to go ahead with drilling plans in federal waters off Alaska.
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