A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, ...

This winter’s harsh run in the East is intensifying, with some of the coldest air so far this season plunging into Vermont this weekend.

The polar vortex is a huge area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that usually spins over the North Pole. Its position ...

While the first part of this week brought a brief reprieve from the brutally cold weather the U.S. has been experiencing since January, frigid temperatures are ...

A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands ...

With over 170 million Americans facing below average temperatures, even colder air may be on the horizon thanks to the displacement of the polar vortex that will lock in a deep winter feel and park ...

With over 170 million Americans facing below-average temperatures, even colder air may be on the horizon thanks to the displacement of the polar vortex that will lock in the feel of winter and park ...

Will Smith is taking on a daring journey - navigating all seven continents - in this National Geographic series. Over the course of 100 days, Smith will travel across the planet in an inspiring, seven ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Will Smith is bravely going where few actors have gone before ...

As the world rang in 2026, scientists in Antarctica did something many of us might think would be impossible: they moved the South Pole. When we envision the South Pole, we tend to think of a fixed ...

As winter temperatures drop, a familiar childhood warning resurfaces: Don’t stick your tongue on a frozen metal pole. The moment was made famous in the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” when a ...