Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Cold water immersion, such as ice baths and polar plunges, triggers a cold shock response, increasing heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. While some ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn ...

Humanity's oldest and longest-running climate experiment, the International Polar Year (IPY), will run for the fifth time in history next decade, with IPY-5 planned for 2032–2033. IPY-5 could be ...

Jason Cope has joined Canadian multistrategy hedge fund manager Polar Asset Management Partners as head of global fixed income and rates. It is a new position, a spokesperson said. Based in ...

There’s also an 80% chance that a polar vortex could collapse later this month, forecasters said, bringing wintry conditions. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer said ...

Such events can cause the polar vortex to destabilise, allowing the frigid air normally confined to the Arctic to spread further south, bringing snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. A similar ...

Article continues below The Met Office explained: “This phenomenon is characterised by a reversal of winds, the stratosphere polar vortex, high up in the stratosphere. These winds are currently ...

The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air circulating around the poles in the stratosphere — a layer in the atmosphere hovering between 7.5 and 31 miles (12 and 50 kilometers ...