Discover the amazing properties of polar bear fur that repel ice and prevent ice buildup. Learn how their specialized hair ...

New research reveals how polar bears keep ice off their fur ... could use the ingredients found in polar bear sebum to create safer products. “If we do it in the right way, we have a chance ...

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.

Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.

Researchers collected hair samples from six polar bears and did a series of different tests on them. From the results, the team pinpointed the sebum as what was preventing ice from adhering to the ...

Polar bears ... but we didn't know until now that greasy hair might be one of their most powerful survival tools!. The research found that the natural oils in polar bear fur prevent ice from ...

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears ... less ice, less feeding time and less energy overall. When we run the numbers, we get a near one-to-one match ...

Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive ...

He used to work with the grizzlies at Washington State University’s Bear ... bears. If the snow and ice can’t recover, it will leave polar bears with nowhere to live or hunt for seals. We ...

This absence suggests that polar bears ... ice adhesion compared to human hair and washed polar bear fur. "The sebum quickly jumped out as being the key component giving this anti-icing effect, as ...