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

You have something in common with polar bears. Polar bears and humans produce sebum. It's an oily substance that comes from ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

MORE: Prolonged ice-free periods putting Hudson Bay polar bear population at risk of extinction: Study The melting of the sea ice has shortened the polar bears' feeding season, which has resulted ...

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 ...

THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU RAISE AND DONATE FOR THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ACCOUNT FOR OVER 40% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND, HELPING ATHLETES PLAY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY.

They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o ...

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Researchers from the University of Toronto have established a direct link between the population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay and shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. The ...

Recently, a new Guinness World Record was set by a woman who completed an ice marathon in record time while wearing a polar bear costume. While the thought of this may be comical, her reasoning ...

After researching, scientists found that a polar bear's hair is coated in a natural grease containing cholesterol and fatty acids, which repels ice and snow from sticking to them. Inside Edition ...