This finding helps explain how polar bears stay ice-free while hunting in temperatures ... A patent application (United Kingdom Patent Application No. 2418906.0) related to the research was ...

The polar bears pass through Churchill, Manitoba, hoping to catch a ride out of the tiny town on Hudson Bay's sea ice. After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen ...

we spotted several seals resting on the ice, but no polar bears. I thought I’d try to get a picture of a seal as it came up for breath at a hole in the ice. I placed my camera and a motion ...

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

After leaving the den, polar bears head straight for the sea ice surrounding the island, where they will live alongside their mothers for up to two and a half years. Cubs are extremely reliant on ...

Subscribe for FREE Experiments confirmed these theoretical findings, measuring ice adhesion strength before and after the fur’s natural oils were removed. Researchers found that untreated polar bear ...