who can spot a polar bear six miles away and has 200 expeditions under his belt, had seen only a handful. Climbing diagonally up a sheer rocky slope, then snowploughing back down, nose in the air ...

However, the frigid liquid you dip into for a polar bear plunge is something else entirely ... to enjoy on the Lofoten Islands, including climbing, fishing, and even golfing, which makes it ...

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

The most notable event of the weekend, the Polar Bear Plunge, had a record number of 4416 people running into the Atlantic ...

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

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

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 ...

Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that ...