One of the most attractive critters at the zoo splashes through frigid waters: polar bears, the beauties of the Arctic Circle ...
A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the sea ice melts rapidly.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation ...
Dozens of families happily embraced the weather, praising the benefits of the annual event: fresh air, natural beauty and a break from technology. Among the fan favorites were the huskies sledding ...
Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists have long wondered why. New simulations suggest the answer may lie deep below the clouds.
In Churchill, Canada, polar bears gather by the hundreds in the fall, waiting for the nearby bay to freeze. The human ...
"I'm a reformed winter-hater," says psychologist Kari Leibowitz, author of "How to Winter." She's the last decade helping ...
A Central Texas police chief and resident took a polar plunge in frigid temperatures to raise money for three causes in their ...
Special Olympics Maryland told WBAL-TV 11 News on Monday that the Cools Schools Plunges are moving to next week, Feb. 4-5.
Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating ...
In order to understand the massive changes afoot in the warming polar regions, oceanographer Allison Fong is hunting for the tiniest clues. Scientist Allison Fong removes an ice block from a floe in ...
Hundreds of people took the polar plunge at Milwaukee's lakefront. A Milwaukee alderman joined in the annual tradition at Bradford Beach. MFD paramedics were in the water in case anyone needed help.