Victor Weinsanto tackled a straightforward theme — extreme cold. Cue the wind machines and nails like icicles.

Patience: A polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. (Courtesy: Jenny E Ross) In the teeth of the Arctic winter, polar-bear fur always remains free of ice – but how?

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 day coincides with the period of maternity period of polar bears, when polar bear cubs are just born and snuggled away ...

An international team of scientists unlocked the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur, a discovery that could revolutionize ice-repellent technologies. The study, published as the cover story in ...

The polar bears pass through Churchill, Manitoba, hoping to catch a ride out of the tiny town on Hudson Bay's sea ice. After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen ...