The Omaha Polar Plunge is back—and it's bigger and colder than ever. This high-energy winter tradition brings hundreds of courageous participants to Lake Zorinsky to jump into icy waters, all in ...

PARK CITY, Utah — In the snowy subarctic wilds of northern Manitoba, the Inuit have a word for polar bears who’ve lost their fear of being around humans: avinnaarjuk, or “nuisance bear.” That’s a ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree. By Eric Niiler The polar vortex is a ribbon of ...

This week, New Jersey is set to experience temperatures below 10 as a shift in the polar vortex is letting Artic air slip south. Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 24 are forecast to be the coldest ...

The polar vortex is sending arctic blasts and chilly temperatures to most of the United States, and states from Texas to Oklahoma could see snow, sleet and ice. As of Wednesday, Jan. 21, millions of ...

The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit temperatures are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...

Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a soft, breathy, snorting sound that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit ...

It’s time to dry those Nora-based tears: The Oregon Zoo has a new polar bear, and this one is going to be big. Kallik is a 3-year-old from the St. Louis Zoo, and he’s already making himself at home in ...

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of sub-zero temperatures set to freeze the region. The Chicago Polar Bear ...

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo said goodbye to one of its polar bears, Kallik, last week as he moved across the country. The polar bear’s move was announced back in September, and Kallik is now ...

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex. When you purchase through links ...