Polar bears are greasier than you think. Here's why - Scientists have discovered that the animals produce grease that makes it hard for ice to attach to their fur ...

The Buffalo Zoo is excited to announce the return of Polar Bear Days during February break. Happening from Feb. 17 to 21 ...

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

Polar bears are not just the largest bear species on earth they also hold the distinction of being the only species of bear that has been documented ...

Comparing fur samples collected from animals in Svalbard, Norway, an international team of researchers first identified that ...

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 ...

As the first snowfall of a major weather event began in Portland Thursday, certain furry friends were out living their best life.

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

Unlike their less adaptable North American cousins, the polar bear and the grizzly, black bears are steadily increasing in ...

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

They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o ...

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 ...