Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their frigid habitat up north. Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that ...

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

A report on how polar bears, snow foxes and reindeer have adapted to live in extreme cold. The narrator explains their key adaptations and we see them in their Arctic environment. Useful as part ...

Inuit are experiencing an increased danger to personal safety, cached meat and personal property from: Grizzly bears which have moved north beyond their traditional range; and Polar Bears that have ...

Why does the Arctic have polar bears and Antarctica penguins? These patterns impressed Darwin deeply. To him, they argued that species arose in single centers by descent with modification from ...

Town council entertained a 2025 budget presentation from the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat during a special meeting, on March ...

Today, Lindqvist continues using genomic techniques to study the polar bear, with the goal of identifying genetic adaptations that help the animal survive brutal Arctic winters.

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Travel to Churchill in northern Canada to see the world’s greatest concentration of polar bears. Learn more about their evolutionary history and learn about the role ecotourism plays in the ...

A report on how polar bears, snow foxes and reindeer have adapted to live in extreme cold. The narrator explains their key adaptations and we see them in their Arctic environment. Useful as part ...