An international team of scientists unlocked the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur, a discovery that could revolutionize ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive the harsh Arctic weather by making it hard for ice to stick to them ...

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo ...

A polar bear still hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, ... Ice also does not accumulate on it, despite the bears spending nearly all of their time in and around freezing cold water.

The majestic polar bear leaps across the water, landing on an ice sheet with a semi-belly flop. That’s one of the sights tourist Emma Postolec caught during an Arctic cruise on Sept. 27.

Polar bear fur also lacked a compound called squalene, the researchers found. Squalene is abundant in other marine mammals and has properties that make ice stick to it easily.

A polar bear's existence revolves around sea ice. Polar bears will cease to exist if ice disappears. Here's how it plays into their survival.

Polar bear equipped with camera collar reveals details of life in the melting Arctic 04:34. Polar bears, unable to thrive on land in Canada's Hudson Bay, are facing greater risk of starvation as ...

THE ARCTIC CIRCLE - The majestic polar bear leaps across the water, landing on an ice sheet with a semi-belly flop. That’s one of the sights tourist Emma Postolec caught during an Arctic cruise ...

A polar bear stands on a piece of sea ice. ... Sea ice floats in the water. KT Miller/Polar Bears International. In 2021, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...