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<p>After collecting hair from six polar bears in the wild, scientists homed in on the hair 'sebum' (or grease) as the all-important protectant. Picture: Jenny E Ross.</p>

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Polar bear hair research could lead to ski and snowboard technology advancements

A team including Irish researchers has found that greasy hair gives polar bears' fur anti-icing properties

Watch: Starving polar bear spotted in Siberian city far from usual habitat

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Watch: Starving polar bear spotted in Siberian city far from usual habitat

Watch Nora the polar bear frolic in Portland snow

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Watch Nora the polar bear frolic in Portland snow

Pizza the polar bear on display in a Chinese shopping mall has been offered a new home

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Pizza the polar bear on display in a Chinese shopping mall has been offered a new home

Help name this adorable baby polar bear at Columbus Zoo

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Help name this adorable baby polar bear at Columbus Zoo

Man leaps into polar bear pit at Copenhagen Zoo

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Man leaps into polar bear pit at Copenhagen Zoo

Man injured inside polar bear enclosure at Copenhagen Zoo

Man injured inside polar bear enclosure at Copenhagen Zoo

A man has jumped inside a polar bear pit at the Copenhagen Zoo, forcing zookeepers to fire rubber bullets at the bear so they could rescue him.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Polar bear population set to drop 30% as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice

Polar bear population set to drop 30% as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice

Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30% by around mid-century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said in the most detailed review of the predators to date.

Fri, 20 Nov, 2015

Refugees have close encounter with a polar bear

Refugees have close encounter with a polar bear

A polar bear is settling in to his new home in Doncaster after an unexpected encounter with a group of shocked refugees in Calais.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2015

Change your diet, polar bear

Change your diet, polar bear

World temperatures have been relatively stable for the last 17 years but now, according to the meteorologists, they are rising again.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015

Polar bear attacks solar-eclipse spotters on Arctic island

Polar bear attacks solar-eclipse spotters on Arctic island

A polar bear dragged a Czech tourist out of his tent as he slept on a remote Arctic island, clawing his back before being driven away by gunshots.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015