The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s freezers ...
Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned ...
Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.
Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...
The Humane Society of the United States rescued hundreds of animals from horrible conditions in Ashtabula County. Now, they ...
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...
“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...
With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...
Too much of a good thing is a bad thing, and a patient at Tampa General Hospital found that out the hard way when he overloaded on cheese and fats for his “carnivore diet.” ...
Many of the bird species that arctic foxes hunt during the summer migrate south to escape the harsh winter weather. The foxes ...