When scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to understand what is ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson ...

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

This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

Polar bears might be greasier than widely believed. The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in ...

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to ...

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 anti-icing ...

Squalene is present in human hair and in aquatic mammals, including sea otters–who ... penguin feathers repels ice, all without the fatty grease that polar bears use. This grease also helps ...

New research reveals how polar bears keep ice off their fur ... a fatty oil found in the hair of humans, sea otters and many aquatic mammals, suggesting this lack could help with ice resistance ...