The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. The researchers ...

It is made up of cholesterol, diacylglycerols and fatty acids, which make it very hard for ice to attach to their fur. The finding sheds new light on the polar bear species but also Inuit ecology.

DUBLIN — In the harsh Arctic environment, where polar bears regularly plunge into freezing waters to hunt seals, a remarkable thing happens: unlike your car windshield on a winter morning, their fur ...

Polar bears are struggling to survive as sea ice dwindles. Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay ...

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair. The sebum–or hair grease–on their fur makes it ...

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 ...

In the frozen expanse of the Arctic, polar bears glide effortlessly across ice and plunge into sub-zero waters – yet their fur is remarkably free of frost. For years, scientists have wondered: How do ...

In a bid to avoid the predicted crackdown, users are recommending “cute winter boots” and keeping safe from "ice" in reference to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with “boots ...

TikTok users are employing coded language to share warnings about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, using phrases such as "cute winter boots" and "it's getting slippery" to evade ...