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

Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive the harsh Arctic weather by making it hard for ice to stick to them ...

White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their frigid habitat up north. Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation ...

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair. The sebum –or hair grease–on their fur ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

Since the outer hairs are hollow, the fur reflects the light from the sun. Much like ice, this reflection sometimes allows these bears to appear white or even yellow.

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

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

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

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

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