The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

Manitoba has rescinded polar bear viewing vehicle permits for a Churchill ecotourism company owned by a candidate vying to lead the opposition Progressive Conservative Party. The provincial ...

"An intense stratospheric polar vortex can now be recognized as a warning to forecasters of increased risks of damaging storms. This was likely seen in the most recent winter, around the time of ...

A polar vortex collapse is predicted to bring severe winter-like weather to parts of Canada and the US around the middle of this month. This same weather event affected several regions across ...

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Advertisement Not every cold snap is connected to the polar vortex, but when it does go on the move, it can result in some of the lowest temperatures of the winter season. Like falling dominoes ...

A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds has pinpointed a new reason for winter storm clusters such as ... “The stormy conditions and strong stratospheric polar vortex during February 2022 ...

We found they corresponded pretty well to what we were seeing on camera,” Archer says. Polar bear mothers enter dens in winter, choosing isolated locations that make dens notoriously difficult to ...

Big Bear celebrity bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have topped headlines this week after welcoming three eaglets into their nest. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every ...

How many zoo animals can say that they got their very own snow sculpture? Well, these two lucky polar bears can!

A polar vortex collapse already took place in February, contributing to a wave of winter storms, particularly in Midwest and Northeast. AccuWeather's lead meteorologist Paul Pastelok said ...