The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

On January 1, some hardy souls will greet the new year not by nursing a champagne hangover in bed, but by plunging into frigid water. In New York City, thousands of people participate in a seaside ...

Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic conditions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of ...

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The species is ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

Do you believe in Santa? If not, you might find yourself on a train heading toward the North Pole in order to help you believe, or this might just sound like the plot of "The Polar Express" to you.

Meet our story’s protagonist: a female polar bear. Displaced by shrinking sea ice in the Arctic, she was forced to wander south, deeper into the Canadian Northwest Territories. Here, our lady in white ...

Three polar vortex systems are expected to bring frigid temperatures to several states in December. The first wave of Arctic air is anticipated this week, with two more to follow in the coming weeks.

The polar vortex is so back, and in some parts of the country, the weather system will bring with it up to a foot of snow. If “polar vortex” is giving you déjà vu, that’s because we’ve heard it before ...

A shifting polar vortex is expected to bring three waves of Arctic air to the central and eastern U.S. Tennessee is forecast to experience winter weather, including a mix of snow and ice, in early ...

Frigid temperatures are expected to impact much of the central and eastern United States in the coming weeks. The first of three polar vortex systems is expected this month, according to AccuWeather.