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 ...

According to Polar Bears International, these layers keep them so warm that adult males can quickly overheat when they run. Ice also does not accumulate on it, despite the bears spending nearly ...

Polar bears are struggling to survive as sea ice dwindles. Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay ...

where polar bears regularly plunge into freezing waters to hunt seals, a remarkable thing happens: unlike your car windshield on a winter morning, their fur resists turning into a frozen mass.

The Arctic is one of the coldest and least populated regions on Earth, much of it covered by ice. But in recent years it has become one of the most important sites of geopolitical tensions — and ...

Wildfire aerosols from Canada, Alaska, and Russia, including organic carbon, are transported to the Arctic, influencing ice cloud formation at temperatures warmer than the typical −38°C.

According to a recent study published in Science Advances, a greasy hair day keeps the ice away — for polar bears, that is. After examining polar bear fur, an international research team identified ...

In the frozen expanse of the Arctic, polar bears glide effortlessly across ice and plunge into sub-zero waters – yet their fur is remarkably free of frost. For years, scientists have wondered: How do ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

17). He takes issue with my reporting that the influence of human sulfur pollution since WWII has driven the extent of the Arctic sea ice. I strongly disagree with Mr. Brandt’s claim that it is ...

During two recent deployments at the top of the world, atmospheric scientist Paquita Zuidema flew on a series of eight-hour missions over the Arctic as part of a NASA research expedition to study the ...

The claim: Polar sea ice extents show climate change is a 'scam' A Dec. 23, 2024, Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a map of Antarctic sea ice extent, or area, with color coding that ...