A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the ...

In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving the polar vortex off its North Pole perch. ... United States (Change) ...

Since the Ice Ages, the Polar Vortex has acted as a climatic gatekeeper. When breached, it unleashes freezing air into ...

The United States must build a fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers to counter Russia and China’s advantage in the Arctic.

A 2015 satellite photo captured a series of stunning "von Kármán vortices" swirling off Madeira and the Canary Islands. The ...

Her cross-country adventures prove that cats, dogs, and birds alike can enjoy life on the road if you know how to keep them ...

SC7 participants rafting a stretch of the famous Chattooga River during a previous year's expedition. The state’s Department ...

A rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, such as this month’s sweltering temperatures, new research ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...