A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...

Tourism companies around the world have started to advertise specific destinations to travellers, because those locations have a very unique offering. Namely, they are vanishing.

When polar bear mothers have a shortened feeding season ... This indicates that the food on land does not provide the same ...

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...

The results were striking. When unwashed, polar bear fur resisted ice adhesion significantly better than human hair and ...

New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to ...

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to ...