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.

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

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

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

A polar bear's insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o (FLIR Systems OÜ, Estonia) Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets ...

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

Herald file photo. After earning a road split last weekend in Notre Dame, the Prince Albert Northern Bears are looking forward to getting on home ice this weekend for the first time since the holiday ...

The Chicago Bears have one of the most interesting head coaching positions in football right now. Chicago cut ties with Matt Eberflus and is looking for its next head coach. The Bears have been ...

A woman takes a photo inside a cave at Minnesota's Ice Castles at The Minnesota State Fair Grounds in Falcon Heights on Sunday. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Bears at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire have been enjoying the recent cold snap in the U.K. by indulging in a spot of ursine ice skating. “During our recent cold snap, the frosty ...