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They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two ... For example, the structure of Gentoo penguin feathers repels ice, all without the fatty grease that polar bears ...

LEAPING INTO THE COLDBraving the icy waters of Houghton Lake for the 34th Annual Tip-up Town Polar Bear Dip, Houghton Lake’s Kathy Lepper leaps into her plunge Saturday. Lepper was among 105 people wh ...

The study, titled ‘Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur’, was published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday (January 29). Researchers tested the resistance of animal fur to ice using ...

A team of Palestinian and Israeli directors take a daring approach to the subject. But the Oscar-nominated film could not find a U.S. distributor. By Alissa Wilkinson Kristen Stewart and Steven ...

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India has doubled its tiger population in just over a decade, thanks to conservation efforts that protect habitats, curb poaching, and boost local communities. The two dogs that brutally mauled and ...