If you’ve ever wondered why winter sometimes flips from mild to brutally cold, the answer might be hiding 20 miles above your head. That’s where a rare atmospheric phenomenon called sudden ...

A polar vortex is on its way for much of Canada next week. And while it’s not the first time Canadians have faced down the chill of a polar vortex in recent years, this one is set to cause ...

The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps. Every year around this time, that phrase — “polar vortex” — starts to buzz ...

An extreme warming event high in the atmosphere is threatening to disrupt the polar vortex. We break down what that could mean for Canadians A rare, early, stratospheric warming event could shake up ...

Nearly all of New England has seen its share of frigid cold days and record mountain snow so far this November — and looking ahead, we’re about to get hit with another blast of Arctic air from a ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

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This sub-$200 skimmer looks funny and feels flimsy, but it gets the job done better than most, even without having any smarts to speak of. As a category, pool skimmers aren’t the most effective at ...

Evgueni Filipov has received research funding from AFOSR. Guowei (Wayne) Tu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this ...

Best gift basket for people with a sweet tooth: Levain Bakery Signature Cookie Assortment There’s perhaps no gift that’s as universally loved as a gift basket. No matter who’s on the receiving end, ...