This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted threshold for “icephobicity” is around 100 kPa, the unwashed fur measured as ...

Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge completed the “Three Poles Challenge,” becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mount Everest on foot — without using dogs, supply ...

Read more about the projects that were selected for the first call for proposals from the Arctic and Northern Challenge program in 2022. This information was used to develop the program plan and is ...

A former Army physiotherapist has postponed the "insanely hard" challenge of becoming the first woman to travel solo and ...

A former Army physiotherapist has postponed the “insanely hard” challenge of becoming the first woman to travel solo and ...

It was polar and snowy on Feb. 8 for this year’s Waconia Polar Plunge, a flakey event that annually has participants plunging into ice-cold lake waters to raise funds for ...