The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Why does the Arctic have polar bears and Antarctica penguins? These patterns impressed Darwin deeply. To him, they argued that species arose in single centers by descent with modification from ...

“Maybe if we can kind of marry the structural with the chemical, we could take the penguin structure [and] introduce some of these polar bear hair oils, we can have something that's better.” Shelby is ...

Some of the world’s least inhabited islands and territories have been hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs on all foreign trading partners — and some appear to have more penguins ...

Icebreaker HMS Protector has broken a record, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to enter both polar circles within ... UK/US scientific research into the penguin population and climate change ...

The initial quick views of the Fram2 zero-g indicator did not clearly show its emperor penguin art embroidery or identify the polar bear doll's model or manufacturer. | Credit: SpaceX The Fram2 ...