A Polar vortex has covered the Philadelphia region under a canopy of frigid temperatures, but many people may not realize what a Polar vortex actually is, and the dangers — like frostbite — such ...

Scientists have released the most detailed polar region terrain maps ever created. Credit: Polar Geospatial Center/University of Minnesota/Maxar/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency A team of ...

The 24 dinosaur tracks, dating back 120 to 128 million years, confirm that large theropod dinosaurs once roamed a polar environment, likely during the warmer summer months when the ice would thaw. The ...

A newly released image from ESA’s Mars Express shows the north pole of Mars during the red planet’s summer solstice. All the carbon dioxide ice has gone, leaving just a bright cap of water ice. A ...

Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue. A study by ...

The National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) publishes Polar Science, a peer-reviewed quarterly journal dealing with polar science, in collaboration with Elsevier B. V. The special issue titled ...

The polar vortex is in its final month as the condition that kills it is now occurring. The polar vortex is a swirling vortex most often centered over the top of the globe and hovers over the north ...

A potential polar vortex split could bring colder air into the Northeast by late March. Forecasters say this could lead to one final blast of winter-like temperatures. It remains unclear exactly how ...