A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the ...

Since the Ice Ages, the Polar Vortex has acted as a climatic gatekeeper. When breached, it unleashes freezing air into ...

Because Michigan is not a hot climate - and we don’t have frequent heat waves like we’re experiencing now - our bodies are ...

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...

At least six people are dead including a three-year-old child after sudden flash flood that the state's governor is calling a ...

In this video, we explore the chilling effects of the polar vortex and what it could mean for Earth in the next decade. Just like the Night King in Game of Thrones, a powerful icy force is lurking to ...

U.S. icebreakers serve to clear passages through icy waterways. Their reinforced hulls are designed to break apart the ice, creating channels for ships. The ships also perform search and rescue ...

The United States' first polar icebreaker acquired for the Coast Guard in more than 25 years has begun its maiden voyage, as it prepares to safeguard America's interests in the Arctic.

The study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, revealed new insights into vortex dynamics within superfluid helium, a remarkable liquid that exhibits zero ...

The polar regions drive global climate, environmental dynamics and even human evolution — and have done so for millions of years. This helps to explain why the poles are so crucial to policy ...