15 breathtaking images from the Nature Photography Awards
The 2024 Nature Photography Contest showcases the complicated beauty and inspiring resiliency of our planet. Photographer ...
The Scientist2 天
Hair Oils Prevent Polar Bear Fur from Freezing Up
Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...
Center for Biological Diversity2 年
SAVING PENGUINS
Like the polar bear on the opposite pole, the emperor penguin endures almost unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter ...
BBC9 个月
4 reasons penguins are the coolest
The Gentoo penguin's average speed is 22 miles per hour, which is faster than both a brown bear and a polar bear. Wow!
Center for Biological Diversity6 年
SAVING PENGUINS
Like the polar bear on the opposite pole, the emperor penguin endures almost unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter ...
BBC2 年
What is a polar habitat?
A penguin off to look for food ... In the winter, the North and South Poles receive no daylight. A polar bear's skin is actually black. Its thick white fur provides camouflage and helps keeps ...
Photographing nature – a true contest
An almost surreal photograph of a polar bear at rest in a field of fireweed blooms has won first prize in the Nature ...
来自MSN20 天
Kansas City Zoo hosts early International Polar Bear Day celebration
On Saturday morning, the Kansas City Zoo celebrated International Polar Bear Day, which actually falls ... like an overnight sleepover inside at the aquarium, Penguin Plaza, or outside in the ...
来自MSN1 个月
Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties
In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely ... recently found that the hierarchical structure of gentoo penguin feathers afforded them anti-icing properties that ...