Learn more about polar bear sebum, the oil on their fur that prevents ice from sticking to them, and how it could be used to ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...

Discover the amazing properties of polar bear fur that repel ice and prevent ice buildup. Learn how their specialized hair ...

Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.

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

"They are not spending enough time on the sea ice anymore ... because the sea ice is disappearing due to climate change," he said. Polar bear and cubs. BJ Kirschhoffer/Polar Bears International ...

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear ...

Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly anti-icing materials.

“It provides a mechanism that shows what happens when there is less ice, less feeding time and less energy overall. When we run the numbers, we get a near one-to-one match to what we’re seeing in real ...

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Not too long ago ... beside a hole in the Arctic ice, a polar bear found something new—Audun Rikardsen’s camera ...