Seven seals were lazing on floating islands of ice but they were ... but there was no pity here. The polar bear was a mother with two cubs to feed. From the awed silence erupted a cheer.

If you're looking for a more social polar bear plunge experience ... that includes the chance to see the Northern Lights while floating in an icy lake. The five options above were chosen as ...

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted threshold for “icephobicity” is around 100 kPa, the unwashed fur measured as ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant ...