thanks to oils from their prey that stain the fur. Perhaps the most surprising thing about polar bears? Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black. The black skin readily absorbs ...
Every wondered why polar bears don't freeze in the extreme temperatures of the Arctic? Well, scientists finally have the ...
This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...
Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates.
The Truth About Polar Bear Skin Underneath their fur, polar bears have black skin. This may sound surprising, but it's a ...
Essentially, it's Mother Nature's Teflon. "We found that when you had unwashed, greasy polar bear fur, it didn't stick that strongly at all," said Julian Carolan, a PhD student at Trinity College ...
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 infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the ...
A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.
JONATHAN LAMBERT, BYLINE: Nanophysicist Bodil Holst got interested in studying polar bear fur while watching a German quiz show. BODIL HOLST: In that quiz show, I learned that polar bears are ...