Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries from aviation to energy, but a new study suggests ...

“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 ...

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

There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The animals spend their lives in cold climates, sometimes rolling around in snow, ...

White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their ... provide a solution to the long-standing icing issue without causing” harm, said Manish Tiwari, a ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

A new study reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without freezing.

How can this be?’ A physicist, Holst normally doesn’t think about polar bears. But about five years ago, she was watching a German television program that mentioned the Arc ...