“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...

Scientists have found that sebum is what allows polar bears to stay insulated and thrive in some of Earth’s most punishing ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

In a nutshell Polar bear fur repels ice thanks to a specialized hair grease (sebum) that gives them ice adhesion strength comparable to high-tech synthetic materials, making it extremely difficult for ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly anti-icing materials.

After collecting hair from six polar bears in the wild, scientists homed in on the hair 'sebum' (or grease) as the ...

“Inuit hunting stools are sometimes shod with polar bear fur on the feet to avoid noise when moving on the ice, while people ...

A girl watches her grandmother remove the fat from a polar bear pelt ... when the Canadian government moved the Inuit into permanent settlements, and hunting became more difficult.

The Inuit hunted seals, polar bears, walruses and beluga whales on ... from which they constructed houses. Even their hunting tools came from the animals they killed -- fashioning bows from ...

Polar bears — called nanuq in Inuktitut — are important culturally and economically for Inuit. The bears are an important source of country food and ... "It's really good to take like your kids out ...