Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive the harsh Arctic weather by making it hard for ice to stick to them ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

The York Polar Bears ... play ice hockey, it's just amazing in itself,” said Stowell. “But when you see a kid go from a walker because they can't put weight on their legs to actually skating ...

The public is invited to a Dolly Parton-themed ice skating event from 3:45-5:45 p.m. Saturday at Polar Ice Center, 1087 ...

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. We see evidence of the kill first: a shockingly broad spread of scarlet, probably the blood of a ringed seal, on snow ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...