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

It’s not the white fluffy look-alike our kids snuggle or the cartoon image drinking Coca-Cola or “fat loungers who draw crowds at zoos” or animated replicas who speak to our children with the press of ...

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

Julian Carolan says researchers are looking at polar bear grease because it repels ice. That property could help replace the ...

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

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

Polar bears have adapted perfectly to their Arctic home. This includes not only the thick layer of blubber and the warm fur - it also has to be unwashed and greasy, as a study shows. The post Oily ...

Polar bears can live into their early 30s, but an average of 15 to 18 years in the wild. Rebecca says there is an effort at RZSS to prioritise later life care of its animals. She says the bears ...

Photo submitted by BJ Kirschhoffer / Polar Bears International. A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in ...