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

They have also used the fur in ways that make use of its ice-resistant properties. For instance, Inuit hunters in Greenland are known to have placed small pieces of polar bear fur under the legs ...

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 makes it ...

New research reveals how polar bears keep ice off their fur. Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum ...

The sebum–or hair grease–on their fur makes it very difficult for ice ... of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared ...

An international study published in Science Advances has explored the anti-icing properties of polar bear fur in extreme Arctic ... by the skin - that drastically reduces ice adhesion. In the face of ...

It is made up of cholesterol, diacylglycerols and fatty acids, which make it very hard for ice to attach to their fur. The finding sheds new light on the polar bear species but also Inuit ecology.

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. The researchers ...

Polar bears have adapted perfectly to their Arctic home. This includes not only the thick layer of blubber and the warm fur - it also has to be unwashed and greasy, as a study shows. The post Oily ...