A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

Kieran McIver / Polar Bears International) Polar bears' greasy fur oil helps them repel ice, researchers say — and it may hold the key to helping humanity ditch harmful forever chemicals. So-called ...

Kieran McIver / Polar Bears International) Polar bears' greasy fur oil helps them repel ice, researchers say — and it may hold the key to helping humanity ditch harmful forever chemicals.

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...

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Polar bears spend their days jumping from ice into water. So if they get all wet, why doesn't their fur freeze? Well, a recent study in the journal Science Advances investigated that very question ...