On Sunday, Jan. 26, the North Fork Polar Bears will host their third Annual North Fork Polar Bear Plunge — a charitable cold-water plunge open to the public at Veterans Beach on the Peconic Bay in ...

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. U of T Scarborough researchers ...

Polar bears have a hidden-in-a-plain-sight superpower that anyone who has watched a wildlife documentary could have spotted: ice doesn’t stick to their fur. This has long been known to ...

Even as Arctic cold grips the Northeast this week, the North Fork Polar Bears remain undaunted and undeterred as they gear up to host their third annual charity cold plunge this Sunday morning at ...

Polar bears are struggling to survive as sea ice dwindles. Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay ...

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Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair. The sebum–or hair grease–on their fur ...

A team of international scientists has uncovered the secret behind why ice doesn’t stick to polar bear fur — grease. This natural defense helps these Arctic predators survive in one of the harshest ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its ...

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

Nature is full of surprises, and occasionally, we come across moments that leave us in awe. In a recent video that has captured the hearts of many, a polar bear seems to be seeking assistance, ...