High above the North Pole, about 10 to 30 miles above Earth’s surface, sits a massive whirlpool of icy air known as the polar ...

Polar bears, beyond their predatory role, are vital providers of carrion for Arctic scavengers like foxes and gulls. These ...

Melting polar ice is unleashing stronger, faster currents, reshaping heat flow, nutrient pathways, and microplastic movement ...

Early-season stratospheric warming events spark hype around frigid temperatures. Learn the myths and the science about the ...

In 2014, the term “polar vortex” burst on the scene across Canada and the U.S. as temperatures plunged. In some places, it ...

A wide swath of the western U.S. may be in for below-average temperatures as forecasts suggest an Arctic blast is looming.

As winter approaches, Winnipeg braces itself for the impending chill associated with a polar vortex shift. Meteorologists have issued warnings about a significant blast of Arctic air set to sweep ...

The Weather Network says the polar vortex has been disrupted only three times in November since it was first documented 70 years ago. During those weather events in Canada, temperatures in December ...

In Dune, the Fremen people of Arrakis practice an odd future hybrid religion called “zensunni.” This adds an extra layer of ...

Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible from above. Beneath the ...

An unusually strong disruption in the upper atmosphere is setting the stage for a winter pattern that could lock much of the ...

Editor's Note: National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our December 2017 video about ...