Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the ...

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

Discover the amazing properties of polar bear fur that repel ice and prevent ice buildup. Learn how their specialized hair ...

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

Polar bears might be greasier than widely believed. The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in ...

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 ...

Gordon Buchanan had a terrifying near-death experience with a polar bear (Picture: Jason Roberts) BBC cameraman, Gordon ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...

A polar bear's insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o (FLIR Systems OÜ, Estonia) Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

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