A novel type of three-dimensional (3D) polar topological structure, termed the "polar chiral bobber," has been discovered in ...

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from ...

This story has been edited to correct an error. Judah Cohen is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our old wintertime friend the polar vortex ...

Michigan is experiencing frigid temperatures and heavy snow due to a dip in the jet stream, not the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large-scale cyclone of cold air that typically stays far north ...

Forecasters say that the polar vortex will usher in waves of frigid air across parts of the U.S. through January. The "more active polar vortex will drive colder air and snow across the central and ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) enjoys ice liberty while the cutter sits hove-to in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 7, 2025. US Coast Guard photo The U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — As SpaceX launched the four-person crew of the Fram2 mission on Monday night, it was a takeoff for the history books as they will be the first humans to ever orbit Earth’s polar ...

Did a Whatcom County community break a polar bear plunge world record? Thousands of people gathered in Blaine on New Year’s Day for the Birch Bay Polar Bear Dip, braving the icy waters of Birch Bay in ...

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A fresh blast of Arctic air is poised to spill across a wide swath of the United States, and the latest polar vortex map makes clear which regions are most exposed. Forecast models show a sharp ...