UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...

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

After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

Comparing fur samples collected from animals in Svalbard, Norway, an international team of researchers first identified that ...

“Inuit hunting stools are sometimes shod with polar bear fur on the feet to avoid noise when moving on the ice, while people ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

What animals live in the coldest areas of the planet? We've done the research! Meet the animals thriving in earth's polar ...

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 ...

Polar bears have adapted perfectly to their Arctic home. This includes not only the thick layer of blubber and the warm fur - it also has to be unwashed and greasy, as a study shows. The post Oily ...

Researchers are hoping to understand how walruses in the central Canadian Arctic react to shipping noise in the waters around them.