Facts and Figures compilation of children’s and YA bestsellers includes a wide variety of titles, dominated by middle grade graphic novel series, YA thrillers and romance, and evergreen picture book ...

January 20, 2025 – Penguin Awareness Day reminds us of the ... February 27, 2025 – International Polar Bear Day raises awareness of the dangers facing these amazing animals.

Hundreds of people bundled up and came out to Mich-e-ke-wis Park and downtown Alpena for the fourth annual Alpena Ice ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

Feb. 8, Athens residents gathered in costumes along the sandy shore of Lake Chapman at Sandy Creek Park. A man dressed as ...

While students at General Vanier School have indoor recess when it feels like –30 or colder with the wind chill, those in the ...

(Submitted by Angela Perez) So Leary paired up with the student, and together, they wrote a letter to the school's administration to create a "Polar Bear Club" at General Vanier. The club is made up ...

(Submitted by Angela Perez) So Leary paired up with the student, and together, they wrote a letter to the school's administration to create a "Polar Bear Club" at General Vanier. The club is made ...

THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU RAISE AND DONATE FOR THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ACCOUNT FOR OVER 40% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND, HELPING ATHLETES PLAY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY.

LET’S GET THE PHONES RINGING OKAY. AND YOU KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE AND HOW COLD THE WATER IS. BUT THIS IS SUCH A GREAT CAUSE. AND IT ALSO INSPIRES OTHER ATHLETES. IT DOES.

This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...