Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the ...

Capillary ice, a rare winter phenomenon formed by Exidiopsis effusa fungi, amazed a hiker during a walk in freezing January.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, ...

The study of water and ice is a fascinating area within chemical physics, focusing on the unique properties and behaviors of these substances. Water is not just a simple liquid; it exhibits a ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

We know how much work goes into keeping our area roadways free of ice and snow. But what about our own Fredric Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport?  And more importantly, how winter ...

The Bennu discovery helps to illuminate how, early in the Solar System’s history, asteroids and other planetary building blocks were not just “lumps of stone and ice, but active ‘living’ objects”, ...

University of Missouri scientists are unlocking the secrets of halide perovskites—a material that's poised to reshape our ...

Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, ...