Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive ...

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

Cecilia Blomdahl tells PEOPLE exclusively about her life in Svalbard and what it's like living in the dark 24-7 during Polar ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant ...

In contrast, when the polar bear fur was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks easily whether it is washed or greasy,” he explained. open ...

Just how close can your clients get to a polar bear in Svalbard? We explore the implications of new regulations that have to ...

Comparing fur samples collected from animals in Svalbard, Norway, an international team of researchers first identified that ...

Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their frigid ... a researcher at the University of Bergen in Norway who co-wrote the study published in the journal Science Advances.

"I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the same temperature as the surroundings," says Holst, of the University of Bergen in Norway. She also knew ...