The most prevalent colors of animals in nature are brown, black, and grey. These colors are important for protection and ...

Because polar bear skin is black, it is able to easily soak up the heat. Once the skin is warm, the bears' fur then acts as an insulating layer, keeping the heat against their bodies.

Three engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a fabric that concludes the 80-year quest to make a synthetic textile modeled on polar bear fur. The results, published ...

A new study found that textiles that mimic polar bear fur may be better at keeping us warm than down jackets, not to mention less bulky. In the study, published Dec. 21 in the journal Science, ...

Scientists are now investigating whether other bear species, like brown bears, have similar properties in their fur. If nothing else, those hybrid polar bear and brown bear babies may adopt some ...

Baby Bear will need to remain in their care for up to a year. The 16- to 17-month period that a cub typically spends with its mother in the wild is crucial to learning how to survive in the wild ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its ...

A sweater knitted from a fibre that mimics polar bear fur offers as much warmth as a down jacket, despite being one-fifth as thick, according to a study published today in Science 1. The fibre ...

A new study found that textiles that mimic polar bear fur may be better at keeping us warm than down jackets, not to mention less bulky. In the study, published Dec. 21 in the journal Science, ...

A new study found that textiles that mimic polar bear fur may be better at keeping us warm than down jackets, not to mention less bulky. In the study, published Dec. 21 in the journal Science, ...