One hundred years ago yesterday, Robert H. Goddard ignited a small rocket fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen on a frozen ...

A French scientific team from CNRS Terre & Univers and CNRS physics has for the first time succeeded in modeling and ...

Special Olympics Pennsylvania held its annual Lehigh Valley Polar Plunge on Saturday at Coca-Cola Park, marking a change from its traditional location due to winter conditions. The event, which ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious ...

Scientists have reported some rare good news from the Arctic. As the climate changes and the ice melts, in one region at least, polar bears are thriving — finding new ways to survive, and even packing ...

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You’ve probably heard the term “polar vortex” a lot this winter. But what is it exactly? Imagine a “whirlpool” of cold air that sits high above the Arctic. That is the polar vortex. It’s not a ...

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo said goodbye to one of its polar bears, Kallik, last week as he moved across the country. The polar bear’s move was announced back in September, and Kallik is now ...

The polar vortex is set to push a blast of extreme cold into Mississippi over the weekend. Some parts of the state will see snow and ice as part of the winter storm, and Arctic air could affect the ...

The majority of the United States will experience chilling temperatures due to a blast of arctic air from Canada. The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. are expected to see below-freezing ...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospheric ...

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is running low on aircraft de-icing fluid, as heavy snow and plunging temperatures disrupt transport and power systems across Europe. Since the cold snap started last week ...