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

including sea otters–who don’t live in icy conditions, but still need fur that keeps them warm. It is suggested that the absence of the squalene in the polar bear hair was critical from an ...

Her interest in polar bear fur began when, while watching a TV quiz programme, she saw that the bears barely show up on infrared cameras because they are so well insulated. That means the ...

the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So much so, in fact, the two species can interbreed. They live in the Arctic and rely on the marine ecosystem to survive. Most of the year ...

Wild polar bear on pack ice in Arctic Image by Alexey_Seafarer via Depositphotos In the wild, polar bears typically live between 15 to 18 years, although some individuals can live into their early 30s ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear fur was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice ...

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.

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 ...

Thousands of participants rang in the new year with a cold jump into the water at Coney Island for the 122nd annual Polar Bear Plunge on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Revelers wearing bikinis walk away ...

What do vegetarian polar bears eat? Iceberg lettuce ... scanning from side to side even when she was talking to camera. When pops like gunfire went off in the distance, she and the film crew ...