The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s freezers ...

The polar regions are areas of extreme cold and harsh conditions. This hinders human exploration, leaving them relatively unknown spaces subject to future exploration. Yet, they are believed to be ...

a natural phenomenon that develops in the polar regions during winter, got much attention. Although the term polar vortex may seem relatively new, it isn’t. Disruptions of the vortex were first ...

frigid arctic air is confined to the polar regions. But when it is in a weakened state, the chilly winds expand beyond its circular North Pole region and extend as far south as Florida.

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

The first is the polar jet stream, a huge current of air that circles the globe between 50 and 60 degrees north latitude within the low-altitude troposphere, the same layer of atmosphere where ...

Some 60 million people are under weather alerts across 30 states. Seven of them have declared emergencies: Maryland, Virginia ...