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

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

The Fragile Beauty of the Arctic Ice Arctic ice is renowned for its shimmering beauty, forming a colossal frozen cap that ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

The bears need platforms of ice to reach their prey of ringed and bearded seals. Some sea ice lies over more productive hunting areas than others. Arctic sea ice shrinks during the summer as it ...

When scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to understand what is ...

Sparsely populated and largely impassable, areas within the Arctic Circle are nevertheless becoming one of the most important ...

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

This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F ...

Researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

Polar Bear Marks Groundhog Day With Prediction And Climate Protest. On Groundhog Day Toronto Zoo’s polar bear Juno had an ...