Summary: Researchers found that Italian brown bears living near humans evolved unique genetic and behavioral traits. The study suggests that prolonged human presence can quietly reshape how wild ...

Researchers found genetic differences that likely resulted from humans killing aggressive bears, leaving docile individuals ...

Are bears getting soft on us? After centuries of living in close proximity with people, a population of brown bears has ...

Every fall and winter, headlines are filled with stories about bears—attacks on humans, raids on garbage cans, and threats to household pets. The media often portrays bears as a serious problem, and ...

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...

Brown bears have become less aggressive after regular interaction with humans over hundreds of years, according to new research. An isolated population of the mammals living in a region of Italy with ...

While bear attacks seem to have become a significant problem in Japan—with the country going as far as deploying the army —new research reveals that an Italian bear species has evolved to be less ...

Mish and Lucy are friendly and easygoing siblings. They get along well. This time of year, they primarily hang out in their enclosure eating fruits, nuts and honey. But on Monday, the 5-year-olds ...

A pair of young European brown bears named Mish and Lucy broke out of their enclosures at a southwestern England wildlife park and pulled a heist of a week's worth of honey, park officials said. Mish ...

In a scene that could have been from "Winnie the Pooh," two young bears who escaped from their enclosure at a zoo in England were eventually discovered in a food storage area chowing down on honey and ...

Mish and Lucy are friendly and easygoing siblings. They get along well. This time of year, they primarily hang out in their enclosure eating fruits, nuts and honey. But on Monday, the pair of ...