In a nutshell Polar bear fur repels ice thanks to a specialized hair grease (sebum) that gives them ice adhesion strength comparable to high-tech synthetic materials, making it extremely difficult for ...

The results were striking. When unwashed, polar bear fur resisted ice adhesion significantly better than human hair and ...

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

Scientists have found that sebum is what allows polar bears to stay insulated and thrive in some of Earth’s most punishing ...

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

After collecting hair from six polar bears in the wild, scientists homed in on the hair 'sebum' (or grease) as the ...

Louise Archer (photo by Handcraft Creative) “A loss of sea ice means bears spend less time hunting seals and more time fasting on land,” says Louise Archer ... and compares it to four decades of ...