Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter.

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, researchers found that two specific patterns in the polar vortex, a ...

Only females are tracked with the collars because male polar bears have necks thicker than their heads. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Polar Park saw an average of over 8,000 fans each day of this weekend's three-game series.

Additionally, hunting is easier when polar bears have access to ice. Polar bears are ambush predators, and this is more easily accomplished when a seal is on ice rather than in the water.

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.

Much like traditional ocean cruising, there are a range of expedition operators with varying price points, inclusions and vibes.

Both are 28 years old. Both grew up locally — Berlanga in New York City and Stevenson in Newark. But they represent polar opposites. Berlanga is flashy, cocky, braggadocious and style over ...