According to a recent study published in Science Advances, a greasy hair day keeps the ice away — for polar bears, that is. After examining polar bear fur, an international research team identified ...

East Carolina University has brought back its annual Polar Bear Plunge for another year.

When I first moved, I felt as if I'd landed on another planet. Svalbard, which has over 1,000 permanent residents, is a place with reindeer casually roaming the streets and polar bear warnings — it ...

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living ... some of the most unwelcoming environments on Earth. To study polar bears in their natural ...

Because we live near polar bears, I'm encouraged to carry a rifle ... When I first moved, I felt as if I'd landed on another planet. Svalbard, which has over 1,000 permanent residents, is a ...

Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates.

The ice is melting because of global warming. When humans burn fossil fuels like oil and coal, a bunch of greenhouse gases go ...

according to Earth Observatory. Dutch explorers first discovered Bear Island in the late 16th century and named it after a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) that was seen swimming nearby. However ...

The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in one of Earth’s most punishing ... In contrast, when the polar bear fur was washed and the grease largely removed ...

Polar motion refers to the movement of the Earth's rotation axis relative to its surface, which can be influenced by various factors including atmospheric conditions, ocean currents, and mass ...