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

Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

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

Scientists have found that sebum is what allows polar bears to stay insulated and thrive in some of Earth’s most punishing ...

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

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while people also sometimes wear ‘polar bear trousers’, ensuring the entire contact area with the ice is covered in low ice-adhesion polar bear fur for optimal noise reduction,” said Holst.

Europe may be in for another cold blast like the one that surprised forecasters and sent gas prices soaring last week, with the potential weakening of winds that keep frigid air confined to the Arctic ...

Forecasters warn that a split polar vortex is set to bring a 'large supply of cold air' to North America in mid-February as a ...

Several areas of the country are likely to witness snowy conditions over period of five days, weather maps have suggested.

All of these changes, we can plot them and if we look exponentially, we see really catastrophic effects in the next few years ...

Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly anti-icing materials.