The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant ...

According to a recent study published in Science Advances, a greasy hair day keeps the ice away — for polar bears, that is. After examining polar bear fur, an international research team identified ...

Subscribe for FREE Experiments confirmed these theoretical findings, measuring ice adhesion strength before and after the fur’s natural oils were removed. Researchers found that untreated polar bear ...

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

You have something in common with polar bears. Polar bears and humans produce sebum. It's an oily substance that comes from ...

New research reveals that polar bears use more than just thick fur to survive the Arctic—they also have a natural oil that ...

22 (UPI) --A British woman donned a polar bear costume to run a frigid Norwegian marathon and break a world record with ... Records title for the fastest ice marathon dressed as a mammal (female).

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the ...