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

An international team of scientists has identified the unique anti-icing properties of polar bear fur, attributing its effectiveness to a natural grease coating. The discovery helps explain how the ...

Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to ...

There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The ...

The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s freezers ...

Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

An animal care officer responded to a call at the Lake Wichita dog park on Wednesday and found a dog had killed a skunk, ...

The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related ...

Ashley Shelby's innovative "Honeymoons in Temporary Locations," is a clever, darkly funny collection of stories about what ...

Researchers identified the monkey based on his striking, almond-shaped eyes—though they can’t be absolutely certain it’s the same animal. “It’s difficult to recognize, but when you are a ...

For instance, in the warm, calm eastern part of the Dotson ice shelf in west Antarctica, an autonomous robot observed basal terraces. In the west of Dotson – which experiences cold, fast ...