I'm a Day Hiker. Here's How I Explored (and Endured) America's Remotest National Park for 10 Days
To put these visitation statistics into context, National Park of American Samoa—the second-least visited—tallied 12,135 ...
Polar Adventure Day draws a winter crowd to the Southeast Side: 'People are excited. People are thrilled'
On Saturday, local Ald. Peter Chico welcomed attendees of all ages to Big Marsh Park in South Deering, where huskies pulled ...
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Mountain Warehouse cuts price of 'wearable blanket' hoodie ideal for camping and dog walks
Are you fed up of feeling cold and damp while walking the dog? Or maybe you're a keen camper yet to find the perfect cosy hoodie to keep you warm? Mountain Warehouse's padded Wearable Blanket ...
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Polar Bear Plunge returns to Thunder Bay this spring
The 15th annual PDR Thunder Bay Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled for April 6 at Marina Park. This year's event aims to raise $75,000, which will be split among ProKids, Special Olympics Thunder Bay ...
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Drones could be the ‘magic tools’ we need to chase bears away from people
After that risky encounter, I decided to get a widely touted, but scientifically untested tool – bear dogs. One method of bear hazing included working with Airedales, named Gum and Hucksley. Credit: ...
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Scientists just figured out how polar bear fur repels ice no matter how cold it is
“We then compared the performance of the polar bear hair with that of human hair and two types of specialist human-made ‘ski skins.'” In Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a cluster of Arctic islands ...
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In studying polar bear fur, possible solution to ‘forever chemicals’ in environment
The study, titled ‘Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur’, was published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday (January 29). Researchers tested the resistance of animal fur to ice using ...
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How Do Polar Bears Keep Ice Off Their Fur? New Study Reveals the Secret—and It Could Improve Technology
The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...
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Why Do Dogs Take Forever to Poop? An Expert Gives the Fascinating Scoop
If you’re a dog mom or dad, then you know the pain of standing outside in the rain, or the freezing cold, or at 2 am waiting for your pup to conduct their very important outside business. It’s ...
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This is how much climate change has impacted polar bear populations
MORE: Prolonged ice-free periods putting Hudson Bay polar bear population at risk of extinction: Study The melting of the sea ice has shortened the polar bears' feeding season, which has resulted ...
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Polar Bear Dip, dog show draw large Tip-up Town crowds
LEAPING INTO THE COLDBraving the icy waters of Houghton Lake for the 34th Annual Tip-up Town Polar Bear Dip, Houghton Lake’s Kathy Lepper leaps into her plunge Saturday. Lepper was among 105 people wh ...