Discover the amazing properties of polar bear fur that repel ice and prevent ice buildup. Learn how their specialized hair ...

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F ...

Cecilia Blomdahl tells PEOPLE exclusively about her life in Svalbard and what it's like living in the dark 24-7 during Polar ...

You have something in common with polar bears. Polar bears and humans produce sebum. It's an oily substance that comes from ...

Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge writes about dangerous walking trips to North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest in "After the North Pole." ...

Paul Connolly recalls the unexpected reaction of his English in-laws on their first visit to his "little slice of paradise" ...

which is looking to build a subsea Internet cable through the North Pole to link Europe and Asia. Polar Connect intends to lay a 10,000 km cable, which will travel under 2000 km of thick Arctic ice ...

The geographical proximity of the US and Russia to the Arctic Ocean will generate a constant political tremor in the ...

Not too long ago I was the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between Norway’s mainland and the North ... on the ice, but no polar bears.

But, Bodil noticed, polar bear fur did not freeze after getting wet. "I was very puzzled," she says. "When they go into the water and out again, why do they not get covered in ice?" The work could ...