But the PE teacher, from Worcestershire, not only crossed the finish line in under five hours, she set the world record for the fastest ice ... wear the polar bear suit as it is the mascot for ...

During the winter months in each hemisphere, the polar regions gain sea ice as seawater freezes. That total amount has been shrinking steadily in recent decades. Sea ice is critical habitat for a ...

Stylized grizzly bear vector mascot. Stylized bear head ... During this attempt, Nelson and a companion set off to stalk a polar bear on the ice. His musket misfired and he was obliged to strike at ...

So then what is it about Burns that has made America, about a year behind the entire city of Raleigh, N.C., fall in love with ... “He’s like a polar bear,” NC State strength coach Pat ...

Next they grabbed a big canvas blanket to act as a fall net ... Black Bear Image via Depositphotos. Polar bears have thick fur and a layer of blubber to insulate against the cold. Their large paws ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...

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

Low ice adhesion properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure. An international research team investigated the ice-repelling features of ...

There’s hope that the deep freeze enveloping southeast Michigan — and much of the country — will begin to thaw next week, but ...

A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...