Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...
How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.
“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...
The Race is on to Save the Polar Bears
Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the ...
Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties
An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the ...
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The Arctic: climate change’s great economic opportunity
F or bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times ...
Walruses are threatened by climate change. The internet is trying to help save them
More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses ...
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Polar bears scavenge on rubbish, human food waste to cope with climate change
Hungry polar bears are turning to rubbish dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears. On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and US scientists warned that trash poses an emerging ...
The Independent27d
First polar vortex of 2025 will bring dangerously frosty temperatures for millions of Americans
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... The beginning of 2025 will be marked by the year’s first polar vortex, bringing snow, storms, and frigid temperatures that will ...
Louisiana to get cold wave this weekend. Why is the polar vortex to blame?
Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar vortex affects the weather.