Kuvia, short for Kuviasungnerk/Kangeiko, has taken place during the second week of winter quarter at UChicago ... Kuvia has traditionally ended with the Polar Bear Run—historically a naked ...

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

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to ...

Most mammalian hair can freeze when it gets wet in cold temperatures — think human beards on a frosty winter day. But, Bodil noticed, polar bear fur did not freeze after getting wet.

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

The Rotary Club of Athens will host its 14th annual Polar Bear Plungefest on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Lake Chapman in Sandy Creek Park. By registering to take a plunge into the cold water of Lake ...

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In “Winter Carnival: A Century of Dartmouth Posters,” author and design historian Steven Heller commented that the artistic ...

A polar vortex is slated to sweep ... Here are other areas expected to be hit with impacts from the winter weather. Anthony Robledo is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.

Researchers have known for some time that the population is in trouble, Peter Molnar, senior author of the study and associate professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, told ABC News ...

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 ...