Scientists uncover hidden history of polar bears

Daniel Robison — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:45:16 +0000

It all started with a fossil.

“We have this polar bear jawbone from the Svalbard archipelago in the North Atlantic,” says Charlotte Lindqvist, a professor at SUNY Buffalo and lead author of a landmark new study into the history of polar bears.

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Scientists uncover hidden history of polar bears