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Comparing fur samples collected from animals in Svalbard, Norway, an international team of researchers first identified that ...

A tyrannosaur that lived 70 million years ago in Alaska wasn't nearly as big as Tyrannosaurus rex, but it wasn't as small as ...

Julia StrattonLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterCanada's National ObserverA fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive ...

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The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

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

Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.