Scientists recently observed a polar bear dive that lasted 3 minutes, 10 seconds, shattering the previous known record by about 2 minutes. The researchers — Ian Stirling from the University of ...

That's why it's important to pick the right location, and not just any old place, to take a polar bear plunge. You might think you've been in freezing water before, especially if you've ever taken ...

On New Year's Day, he expects about 2,500 swimmers to turn up for Coney Island's annual polar bear plunge, which is one of many that will take place around the country. "Personally, it clears my ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge. Sugar, a Westie, stayed dry on the shore while his family ...

Hundreds of people line up on the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene before braving the frigid air and water temperatures during the 2021 New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge, Saturday, Jan. 1 ...

More than 7,500 people participated in the 30th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Get Photo People party at the Spicy Cantina before the 30th annual Polar Bear ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

[Gallery: Polar Bears Swimming in the Arctic Ocean] This record-breaking dive was also for food, but this bear had bigger prey in mind. The emaciated polar bear, which the researchers observed ...

Daniela Whittier of Havre de Grace, left, and Natasha Marshall of Baltimore plunge together in their Elsa outfits from the movie Frozen during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at ...

Scientists recently observed a polar bear dive that lasted 3 minutes, 10 seconds, shattering the previous known record by about 2 minutes. The researchers — Ian Stirling from the University of ...