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

I spent four days learning about biomimicry and how studying polar bear pelts led to solar energy-capturing coats.

The bears’ ability to slide on their abdomens with minimal friction between fur and ice helps prevent the seals from taking notice. Inuit people made sandals from polar bear pelts to move in ...

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

A photo of a polar bear sleeping in a bed of flowers in the Arctic won the 2024 Nature Photography Contest, the competition ...

(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 ...

Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the ...

JONATHAN LAMBERT, BYLINE: Nanophysicist Bodil Holst got interested in studying polar bear fur while watching a German quiz show. BODIL HOLST: In that quiz show, I learned that polar bears are ...