One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters ...

A new study links cold snaps in North America to changes in the polar vortex. The vortex, a low-pressure zone over the Arctic ...

When the polar vortex stretches, North America feels the chill. New research reveals some of the stratospheric patterns controlling these cold snaps.

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...