Every direction he turned, he could see ice stretching to the edge of the Earth: white ice and blue ice, glacial-ice tongues and ice wedges. There were no living creatures in sight. Not a bear or ...

In fact, they have black skin with two layers of hollow fur, which appear white when sun rays reflect on it. Their outer coat perfectly camouflages with their typical environment. Accordingly, the ...

This left only 618 polar bears in that region in 2021. Experts predict that the world’s polar bear populations ... and their striking white appearance. But did you know that polar bears are not ...

After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen home to hunt seals and bulk up. But their migration ritual is changing.

"Brownie's Victory Garden" is a propaganda cartoon created to promote the idea of victory gardens during World War II, ...

A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU RAISE AND DONATE FOR THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ACCOUNT FOR OVER 40% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND, HELPING ATHLETES PLAY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY.

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

LET’S GET THE PHONES RINGING OKAY. AND YOU KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE AND HOW COLD THE WATER IS. BUT THIS IS SUCH A GREAT CAUSE. AND IT ALSO INSPIRES OTHER ATHLETES. IT DOES.

A file photo of an (ice-free!) mother polar bear and her cub on the Hudson Bay. (Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images) Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries ...

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...

A polar bear was standing on its hind legs just a few paces from me. Its nose looked like a fist-sized lump of coal. Its eyes seemed to be made from jet-black marble and they were looking straight ...