Participants in this year's polar bear dives will get a little last minute help from Mother Nature. After several days of brutally cold weather, the temperature is expected to ruse to 62 degrees by ...

The Jacksonville Beach Polar Plunge is an annual New Year's Day tradition where participants run into the Atlantic Ocean. The 2026 event will take place at 9 a.m. on January 1 near the Seawalk ...

It is now likely that the coldest period of sustained cold weather is behind us after gripping the Eastern U.S. for the first part of December. Warmer temperatures are expected for Christmas and into ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

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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 ...

A study by UK researches has found that polar bears could be adapting in the face of a major threat. Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates, UK researchers have suggested. A study, by ...

A weakened polar vortex is pushing frigid Arctic air into the central and eastern United States. Michigan will experience its coldest temperatures over the weekend, with some areas dipping below zero.

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at ...

Another round of bone-chilling air from the polar vortex could invade the central and northeastern US this weekend and potentially produce the first significant snowstorm of the season for the ...

A weakened polar vortex has allowed Arctic air to descend into the U.S., bringing chilly temperatures as far south as Florida this week. According to forecasts from AccuWeather, the first wave of cold ...

Ready for some serious cold? The planet's most extreme cold air will be barreling into the central and eastern United States this coming weekend "like a wrecking ball," said Weather Trader ...