Looking at a polar bear, you'd probably assume its fur is white, but you'd be wrong, as it's really just an interesting trick the light plays.

The polar bear’s fur is its best camouflage. This is because not only is it disguising the fact that polar bears have black skin, but the translucence of the fur also helps the polar bear blend ...

Polar Bear in Russia May Die After Being Spray Painted with Black Graffiti Russian Academy of Sciences senior researcher Anatoly Kochnev said "jokers" were probably responsible for the graffiti By ...

Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black. The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm. Polar bears aren't just the ambassadors of the North Pole.

Jerusalem Post Science Science Around the World Polar bear furs are natural ice-repellents, study finds Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly ...

The world will observe International Polar Bear Day on Feb. 27. If you love these cuddly-looking bears with dangerous paws and a lethal bite, then this is the annual event you can get behind.

Wildlife Excerpt from Ice Walker: A Polar Bear’s Journey Through the Fragile Arctic From bestselling author James Raffan comes an enlightening and original story about a polar bear’s precarious ...

The bear population shrank to about 900 in 2010, down from about 1,600 in 2004. That area is one of two main U.S. polar bear regions.