A trio of researchers at the University of Akron in Ohio has conducted a study of the polar bear paw with a focus on the papillae—the microstructures on the footpad that help with traction. Nathaniel Orndorf, Austin Garner and Ali Dhinojwala have published their paper in Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
A trio of researchers at the University of Akron in Ohio has conducted a study of the polar bear paw with a focus on the papillae—the microstructures on the footpad that help with traction. Nathaniel Orndorf, Austin Garner and Ali Dhinojwala have published their paper in Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
As climate change progresses, ecosystems around the world have begun to change. One of those ecosystems is the Arctic, where creatures such as polar bears live. And as such ecosystems change, scientists study the possible impact on plants and wildlife. In this new effort, the researchers noted that polar bears have received much attention in the news due to loss of ice that they need to survive.
