Applying each group’s research strengths, the team demonstrated that the oils in polar bear fur contained a unique fatty acid profile that lent the hair its ice-resistant properties. The study, ...

Researchers from Polar ... polar bear's life, offering insights that can help guide our collective conservation efforts," says Dr. Megan Owen, Vice President of Wildlife Conservation Science ...

Tracking polar bears during their most secretive stage of life Date: March 6, 2025 Source: University of Toronto Summary: Researchers have combined satellite collar data with specialized cameras ...

This technology aims to reduce potential conflicts between polar bear habitats and human activity. Dr Megan Owen, Vice President of Wildlife Conservation Science at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ...

Polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway. Only to be used in media surrounding this report. This is not for use in perpetuity. Must credit “Kt Miller / Polar Bears ...

“The Arctic’s warming two to four times faster than the rest of the world, humans are expanding into areas that might be important for polar bear denning, and we know they’re sensitive to disturbance ...

According to the group’s findings, which have been published in Science Advances, the key lies in polar bear’s sebum—a natural skin oil secreted from glands beneath their fur. This oily ...

A remote camera from the maternal den research captures Svalbard's mountains and a polar bear mom emerging from a den. Only to be used in media surrounding this report. This is not for use in ...

Cryosphere and polar science study the frozen water part of the Earth system, ranging from the glaciers of Greenland to the ice sheets of the Antarctic. Antarctica photo by Jack Pan.

0:35 International Polar Bear Day at Assiniboine Park Zoo Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo already has a heavy focus on polar bears, thanks to the acclaimed ‘Journey To Churchill’ exhibit ...

the lead author of a Science Advances paper on the findings. “Our results suggest that we could replace these fluorinated substances with these sebum components.” Carolan and colleagues obtained these ...

They also belong to different species. So when a male polar bear cub named Snow White and a female brown bear cub named Ramona were put together in a cage at the Washington Zoo more than ten years ...