Roy Chebaclo, a forward on Cal’s ice hockey team, attended his first frat party the night before Saturday’s game at Oregon, ...

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets ...

Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

a study co-author and doctoral student at Trinity College, said in a statement. “Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and ...

Pensacola residents dove into winter activities Wednesday like true northerners, ranging from elaborate snow sculptures to ...

Polar bears might be greasier than widely believed. The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in ...

Polar bear fur’s natural ability to resist ice formation could pave the way for safer, more sustainable solutions to prevent ...

"A loss of sea ice means bears spend less time hunting seals and ... Department of Biological Sciences at U of T Scarborough and co-author of the study. "It provides a mechanism that shows what ...

The results were striking. When unwashed, polar bear fur resisted ice adhesion significantly better than human hair and ...

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to ...

Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly anti-icing materials.