Waves of frigid air will continue to be released into much of the eastern United States through at least the middle of the month. The ongoing pattern may trend stormier with areas of snow and ice ...

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The Polar Vortex is expected to be impacted by a Sudden Stratosphere Warming, bringing cold air to the eastern US.

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 ...

The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found. Not all polar bear populations are declining as a result of sea ice loss, according to new research. Polar bears that live along ...

This story has been edited to correct an error. Judah Cohen is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our old wintertime friend the polar vortex ...

After weeks of brutal cold and disruptive storms tied to the Polar Vortex, the atmosphere is finally pivoting. A new jet stream configuration is easing the deep freeze in the East while steering long ...

Michigan is experiencing frigid temperatures and heavy snow due to a dip in the jet stream, not the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large-scale cyclone of cold air that typically stays far north ...

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A central pattern generator (CPG) is a neuronal network in which interconnected excitatory and inhibitory neurons produce an oscillating, rhythmic output in the absence of sensory feedback. CPGs play ...