You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways no other ...

The 11th annual Pond Town Polar Plunge, a growing New Year’s Day tradition where people jump into the Salem Pond, will not take place Thursday, organizer Jefferson Chase announced Monday. Chase, a ...

Obituaries are published after the fact. But the end of a commercial enterprise is often announced prior. I saw the sad announcement early this week: After 65 years, the Polar Freeze Drive-In in ...

Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. “I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the same ...

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - Walnut Ridge’s classic Polar Freeze restaurant will be closing soon. The restaurant has been around since July 1958 and has become a staple for both Walnut Ridge residents ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing. Why polar bear fur doesn't freeze Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's ...

Polar bears on ice in Northern Canada. Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared ...