Patty Salkeld of Portland has been voting for years in Explore.org’s spirited Fat Bear Week competition. Starting Tuesday, ...

Voters have a lot to weigh: leadership qualities, policy agenda, experience. But over the past decade, one race has been defined by the amount of wild salmon that can be smashed into a mouth. You ...

The bears are extremely fat this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how people react to how fat they are,” says the ...

Browns bears at Katmai pack on pounds each fall to survive Alaska's harsh winters, turning the park's Brooks Falls into ...