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

Polar bears are not just the largest bear species on earth they also hold the distinction of being the only species of bear that has been documented ...

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

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

They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o ...

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The polar bear was a mother with two cubs to feed ... dive the deepest ocean or fly into space, but just then, standing alone in some of the wildest landscape in the world, I was quite possibly ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

Delawareans have been jumping into the Atlantic Ocean in February to benefit Special Olympics Delaware, but this one could be among the biggest challenges in ...