University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

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“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...

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

When scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to understand what is ...

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The retreating ice also has a major impact on polar bears, which need sea ice to hunt. A study published in the journal ...

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and Polar Bears International set out to understand the mechanism linking sea ice loss with polar bear survival. Log In or Sign Up ...