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

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

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 ...

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

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear fur was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice ...

Hungry polar bears are turning to rubbish dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears. On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and US scientists warned that trash poses an emerging ...