“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...

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

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

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

Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay have seen their population nearly halved over the last several decades, largely due to dwindling sea ice and limited hunting opportunities, according to the findings ...

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

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.

What do vegetarian polar bears eat ... A human being in a puffer jacket can look very like a seal. And a hungry bear can move faster than Usain Bolt over a short distance.

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

Polar bears typically hunt other animals in their arctic habitat like seals, walruses ... go out on an early version of the Tundra Buggy to do polar bear photography, Cutting explains.