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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polar bears deploy “still hunting,” where they lay motionless next to a breathing hole in the ice. There, they wait for seals to surface. “Still hunting frequently develops into an ...

Polar Bear pitching. In India, the initial agreement is to hold the event at the Finnish Embassy in Delhi. The event is commonly known as the Ice Hole Competition in Finland. KSUM will sign an ...

Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more. The Hershey Bears are getting quite a bit of mascot support! On Sunday, Jan. 5, the ice hockey team hosted their annual Teddy Bear Toss, which saw 100,000 ...

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 ...

(Credit: “One of the polar bears’ main hunting strategies is ‘still hunting,’ where they lay motionless beside a breathing hole on sea ice waiting for seals to surface,” says professor Bodil Holst ...

“One of the polar bears’ main hunting strategies is ‘still hunting,’ where they lay motionless beside a breathing hole on sea ice waiting for seals to surface. Still hunting frequently develops into ...