Everyone’s trying to feel good about wearing fur
Only a number of years in the past, seeing scores of ladies strolling round New York City in actual animal fur coats would have appeared unimaginable. Fur has been out…
Scientists create heat-blocking materials inspired by polar bear fur and cactus hair
Researchers on the AGH University of Science and Technology have developed ultra-light insulating materials inspired by the microscopic buildings of polar bear fur and cactus hair, opening potential purposes in…
Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
Climate change is pushing two iconic Antarctic species towards the brink of extinction — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, a new evaluation finds. The new listings, printed…