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

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

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

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

Soar over vast, icy landscapes with this stunning drone footage, capturing the towering and the raw beauty of the Arctic, as ...

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The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...

That was what (sort of) happened on Jan 4 at the PolarNight Marathon in Tromso, Norway, when a woman donning a polar bear ...

F or bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times ...

Gill Punt of Essex, U.K., donned a polar bear costume to take on a Guinness World Record and raise money for cancer research ...

Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the ...