M elting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar bears floating on ever-shrinking rafts of ice. While impacts such as sea ...
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 ...
He told me that scientists classify polar bears as marine mammals – like whales, dolphins and other mammals that live in the ocean. “They’re reliant on the sea ice that occurs over the Arcti ...