Despite being notorious for bringing brutal cold and dangerous wind chills, the polar vortex has a surprising upside.

Cold temps are not uncommon in January, but the polar vortex-related extremes the Elgin-area will see Friday are downright ...

The January charity event was scheduled for Saturday but temperatures expected to hover just above single digits forced its ...

"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets." ...

Year-round, severe, Artic air is usually kept tightly contained in the North Pole. Arctic wind patterns create a sort of wall ...

Brookfield Zoo, which has cared for generations of polar bears, hopes to offer guidelines for an area where mothers den at ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all ...

A polar bear shows off impressive diving skills in icy Arctic waters.

A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to ...

Much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains is hunkered down for what could be the worst winter storm of the season.

A polar bear relishes juicy watermelon, enjoying a refreshingly sweet treat in the wild.

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States.