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 ...

The North and South Pole regions have warmed by about three degrees C compared to the late 19th-century. Read more at ...

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 ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto have established a direct link between the population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay and shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. The ...

Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay have seen their population nearly halved over the last several decades, largely due to dwindling sea ice and limited hunting opportunities, according to the findings ...