When we think of polar bears, one image comes to mind almost instantly. A large, powerful animal wrapped in thick white fur, moving silently across ice and snow. For years, we have believed that polar ...
Polar bears are synonymous with the whiteness of their fur. However, their fur is not actually white. It's transparent and covers black skin. Why, then, do they not look like black bears? The polar ...
Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. “I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the same ...
Gizmodo: A Better Way to Track Polar Bears: Stick a Burr in Their Fur
Researchers at Polar Bears International, York University, and 3M are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for developing a burr-like tracking device that sticks to polar bears’ fur. Is there a ...
A Better Way to Track Polar Bears: Stick a Burr in Their Fur
Polar bears on ice in Northern Canada. Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared ...
Popular Science: How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.
Smithsonian Magazine: How Do Polar Bears Keep Ice Off Their Fur? New Study Reveals the Secret—and It Could Improve Technology
A polar bear near Kaktovik, Alaska. New research reveals how polar bears keep ice off their fur. Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a ...