This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted threshold for “icephobicity” is around 100 kPa, the unwashed fur measured as ...

Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive the harsh Arctic weather by making it hard for ice to stick to them, ...

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

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

Polar bears are struggling to survive as sea ice dwindles. Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay ...

You have something in common with polar bears. Polar bears and humans produce sebum. It's an oily substance that comes from ...

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 ...

Polar bears on ice in Northern Canada. Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in ...