KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — As SpaceX launched the four-person crew of the Fram2 mission on Monday night, it was a takeoff for the history books as they will be the first humans to ever orbit Earth’s polar ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary. By Eric Niiler The population of polar bears in Norway’s ...

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from ...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospheric ...

The granddaddy of the U.S. Coast Guard fleet is marking its 50th anniversary of service by doing what it does best — breaking ice. The Polar Star, the Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, arrived this ...

Michigan is experiencing frigid temperatures and heavy snow due to a dip in the jet stream, not the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large-scale cyclone of cold air that typically stays far north ...

Don't be fooled by the string of uneventful weather — the polar vortex is rebooting and will take another swing, or several, at the greater Philadelphia region, leading to a turbulent weather pattern ...

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

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.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Why would anyone with an ounce of self-preservation jump into a frigid body of water in the middle of a Colorado winter wearing nothing but a bathing suit or ...

STRATFORD — Plungers braved the cold, wind and frigid Long Island Sound to benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut on New Year's Day. The Surfside Hotel and Little Pub held its 6th annual New Year's Day Polar ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The L Street Brownies polar bear club dove into the new year by taking to Dorchester Bay for their annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge. Hundreds of people gathered on M Street Beach in ...