New research has suggested that polar bears could be rewriting their DNA in order to adapt to warmer climates. Researchers from University of East Anglia discovered some genes related to heat-stress, ...

The polar vortex has broken, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Temperatures in the 10s are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More ...

As December gets underway, Alabama is seeing a split in temperature trends. Part of North Alabama may slip into slightly below-normal temperatures this week. At the same time, central and southern ...

Scientists are still trying to understand the atmospheric disturbances. A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across ...

Fall weather in Massachusetts may be in for a cold snap in the next few weeks. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center is forecasting temperature drops throughout the country in the ...

Polar teased its upcoming screenless wearable back in June, before Garmin announced its own take on the concept. But instead of getting a Whoop MG-rival fitness and recovery tracker, the running watch ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — It may only be September, but it’s never too early to mark your calendars for the Chicago Polar Bear Club’s 25 th annual Polar Plunge. The plunge will take place at noon on Saturday, ...

Since coming into force, the IMO Polar Code has had a positive effect on maritime operations in polar waters, write Dan Oldford and Ed Moakler, ABS HETC, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. What is ...

Polar makes watches and heart rate readers for people who consider exercise one of their primary hobbies, but it has a rather different kind of wearable on the way. On September 3 it will fully unveil ...

Dmitry Kokh captured polar bears looking out of the windows of an abandoned weather station on Kolyuchin Island in Russia (Credit: Dmitry Kokh) A photographer's iconic shot of polar bears in abandoned ...