Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...

Julian Carolan says researchers are looking at polar bear grease because it repels ice. That property could help replace the harmful forever chemicals currently used in non-stick cookware.

(Courtesy: Jenny E Ross) In the teeth of the Arctic winter, polar-bear fur always remains free of ice – but how? Researchers in Ireland and Norway say they now have the answer, and it could have ...

JONATHAN LAMBERT, BYLINE: Nanophysicist Bodil Holst got interested in studying polar bear fur while watching a German quiz show. BODIL HOLST: In that quiz show, I learned that polar bears are ...