The Polar vortex is causing temperatures to plummet dangerously across the Philadelphia region, and frostbite could become a ...

A powerful polar vortex slams an already-frozen state as NOAA warns the deep freeze could last for weeks, bringing extreme ...

Researchers monitor the activities of polar bears in the Arctic. For safety, one person oversees field researchers from the vessel. [KOREA POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE] Scientists in the Arctic and ...

It's already a lot to endure frigid winter conditions, but what happens when we get an unwelcome visit from an even colder spell of air like a polar vortex? "A polar vortex is simply that: a vortex ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 feet in ...

Scientists have released the most detailed polar region terrain maps ever created. Credit: Polar Geospatial Center/University of Minnesota/Maxar/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency A team of ...

The polar vortex is in its final month as the condition that kills it is now occurring. The polar vortex is a swirling vortex most often centered over the top of the globe and hovers over the north ...

Greenland, July 2008. The Arctic has already reached the 2 degrees Celsius warming milestone during some months of the year. (Eric Post/UC Davis) With 2019 on pace as one of the warmest years on ...

The warming of the Arctic is transforming not only its ice but also the genetics of its inhabitants. According to a study ...

Many species will become extinct as a consequence of global warming. This is the prediction of a mathematical model. The simulations show that climate change will have a particularly large impact on ...

A genetic analysis of polar bears in southeast Greenland found that genes related to heat-stress, aging, and metabolism are ...