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

In A Nutshell A major study of 42 years of data shows severe winter storms have shifted northwest, away from the traditional ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

Polar patterns refer to the ways that microphones pick up sound, how sensitive they are to sound, and the kinds and locations of sounds they can or cannot pick up well. You can visualize these ...

Study of ice cores, polar bear genomes finds patterns that help reveal the species' future The polar bear genome has been completely mapped, allowing scientists to measure the genetic diversity of ...

A polar bear swims to catch a beluga whale along the coast of Hudson Bay near Churchill on August 9, 2022. Photo: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP (Getty Images) Polar bear conservation nonprofit Polar Bears ...

Climate change putting Hudson Bay polar bears at risk, study finds A man suffered severe injuries early Tuesday after being attacked by a polar bear in Canada, according to police. "The man who ...

A fibre that is said to mimic polar bear fur may one day feature in the next generation of space suits, military uniforms and clothing for extreme cold environments. Under the direction of its ...

Despite the name, Bruno was a female bear that lived somewhere between 100,000 and 70,000 years ago and its genome has helped scientists narrow in on this brown bear-polar bear divergence.

New polar bear-inspired jumper keeps wearer warm in extreme cold at fraction of thickness Fiber is also washable and dyeable, scientists say ...

Long-term possibilities could include distributing polar bear kibble, but Dr. Derocher said that it wasn’t possible to sustain a subpopulation that way indefinitely.