How do polar bears eat when there's no sea ice? Not well, study finds

In a new study tracking the lives of polar bears near Churchill, Man., researchers aimed to find out what they live on during the summer. Some conserved energy while others scrambled for food, but nearly all lost weight — raising concerns about starvation risks in the future as sea ice declines.

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