This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted threshold for “icephobicity” is around 100 kPa, the unwashed fur measured as ...

More than 100 million people are facing frigid conditions across the eastern and central US, including the entire state of ...

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 ...

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

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

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, surprisingly, might help us find alternatives to “forever chemicals,” a ...

Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries from aviation to energy, but a new study suggests ...