But after months of reporting and hundreds of bear sightings, I kept running up against an inconvenient truth: There were a lot of well-meaning, well-credentialed scientists, wildlife officers and local experts who simply didn't believe that polar bears were one ice cube away from extinction.

WSJ: Are Polar Bears Really Disappearing?

For decades the jeweler didn't countenance anyone who couldn't afford a diamond the size of an ice cube.

FORBES: Reconstructing Harry