“Still hunting frequently develops into an ‘aquatic stalk’ with the polar bear using its hind paws to slide into the water to pursue its prey, and the lower the ice adhesion, the less noise ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...

and spending extensive periods in water at sub-zero temperatures, it seems that the fur grease provides a natural route for polar bears to easily shed ice when it forms due to the low ice adhesion ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

In seconds they’re out of the water again, running across the ice, spooked by the approach of our helicopter. Prolonged running can harm polar bears: Fat and fur insulate them so well they risk ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

An international study published in Science Advances has explored the anti-icing properties of polar bear ... the sebum, ice adhesion was four times higher than unwashed samples. The study also ...

The Olcott Lions Club has hosted the annual Polar Bear Swim for Sight for over 56-years now. "Swimmers and spectators come together to spend a day enjoying the beauty of the southern shores of ...

Claire Hilbers, 46, of Chagrin Falls does regular polar plunges and competed in the sixth International Ice Swimming Association World Championships in Molveno, Italy in January.

For the record to be recognized, the participants have to be wearing bathing suits, be at least waist-deep in water and stay there ... in men’s swimming under ice when he swam a record distance ...