Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

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

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...

Clouds, composed of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate by influencing the ...

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

Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

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

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.

Investment in Pituffik has been inconsistent, however, and its importance has waned since the Cold War. Renewed attention to ...

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 ...