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Coverage dated December 11, 2025

Polar bears are rewiring their own genetics to survive a warming climate

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With climate change dismantling polar bears' icy habitat, research suggests they are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Polar bears are rewiring their own genetics to survive a warming climate (opens NBC Chicago)

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    With climate change dismantling polar bears' icy habitat, research suggests they are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive.

  2. The Conversation US

    Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction (opens The Conversation US)

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    Polar bears are expected to become extinct but there are some signs their DNA is changing and they are adapting to new temperatures.

  3. The Guardian

    Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds (opens The Guardian)

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    Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjust

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