He described the Antarctic as having “moved into a new regime of lower ice extents,” highlighting a worrisome change in how the region behaves compared to past decades. Polar ice is like Earth’s built ...

NORMAN, Okla. — Giant cyclones of snow and ice are breaking up thin ice in the Arctic, leading to rapid ice loss events, and it’s happening now more than ever before. A scientist at the ...

It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

The polar bears pass through Churchill, Manitoba, hoping to catch a ride out of the tiny town on Hudson Bay's sea ice. After a summer of fasting on land, the bears need to get back to their frozen ...

Durakiewicz crossed the line in one hour, 50 minutes and 29 seconds, breaking the previous record (set just last year) by 11 seconds. Even though there have been several athletes who have bettered ...

While polar vortex outbreaks are not uncommon, especially in the northern and central Plains, this late-February arrival is particularly intense, pushing conditions to dangerous extremes ...

The harsh weather conditions that have hit the US and may continue to do so for the week are linked to a weather phenomenon called the polar vortex. AP Meteorologists had predicted that parts of the ...

20. A much-anticipated winter storm arrived in North Carolina Wednesday morning, Feb. 19, spreading rain, ice and snow and turning roads into skating rinks. The first bands of light snow arrived ...

Patience: A polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. (Courtesy: Jenny E Ross) In the teeth of the Arctic winter, polar-bear fur always remains free of ice – but how?