Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

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Despite this clear motivation to get back to hunting seals on the sea ice, polar bear families will often hang out at the den for days or weeks after emerging. On average, the families we monitored in ...

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According to the group’s findings, which have been published in Science Advances, the key lies in polar bear’s sebum—a natural skin oil secreted from glands beneath their fur. This oily ...

Polar bear cubs were seen taking first steps as scientists study the effects of climate change on their development. Timelapse footage shows two arctic bear cubs and their mother wandering through the ...

(Courtesy: Jenny E Ross) In the teeth of the Arctic winter, polar-bear fur always remains free of ice – but how? Researchers in Ireland and Norway say they now have the answer, and it could have ...

What’s it like to study life in the coldest places on Earth? Femi Anna Thomas knows firsthand In 2015, when Femi Anna Thomas enrolled as a PhD student at the National Centre for Polar ...

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