White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their frigid habitat up north. Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation ...

Polar bears and humans produce sebum. It's an oily substance that comes from our hair glands. In humans, sebum helps protect your skin from irritation, infections and even helps regulate your body ...

comparing the performance of polar bear fur to human hair and specialist human-made “skins.” The analysis revealed a surprise: Polar bear sebum did not have an ingredient found in human hair ...

THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU RAISE AND DONATE FOR THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ACCOUNT FOR OVER 40% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND, HELPING ATHLETES PLAY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY.

“We then compared the performance of the polar bear hair with that of human hair and two types of specialist human-made ‘ski skins.'” In Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a cluster of Arctic ...

I remember saying: 'Hey, bear' – as if this were just another magical moment in the Arctic wild. A polar bear was standing on its hind legs just a few paces from me. Its nose looked like a fist ...

Canada's newest $1 coin, featuring an adorable polar bear cub, will delight collectors and nature lovers alike. The Royal Canadian Mint is selling a 2025 Baby Gift Card set. The set includes five ...

Victoria has been at the Highland Wildlife Park since 2015 Victoria is the oldest of four polar bears kept at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park. At the grand old age of 28 ...

What do vegetarian polar bears eat? Iceberg lettuce ... sometimes called romaine . . . the ones that look like giant green tulips. Star was rescued as an orphan near Churchill, Hudson Bay ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --A British woman donned a polar bear costume to run a frigid Norwegian marathon and break a world record with her time of 4 hours, 58 minutes and 29 seconds. Gill Punt, 54 ...

The Green Bay Gamblers held its annual Teddy Bear Toss game over the weekend. It calls for fans to bring new stuffed animals to the game and when the Gamblers score their first goal, fans toss the ...