A new analysis of historical jet stream behavior reveals that increases in jet stream waviness accounted for 55-71% of winter ...

The discovery itself is simple and fundamental, but the applications stretch far and wide into astrophysics and quantum ...

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...

Live updates from the launch of the EUMETSAT MTG-S1 weather satellite for ESA. Liftoff occurred at 5:04 p.m. July 1 from ...

The sequence was remarkable – Williams threw a pitch that got past catcher Bo Naylor, hit the brick backstop at Wrigley Field ...

Cubs starter proves why he earned a $29 million contract while Cleveland's inability to solve left-handed pitching becomes a ...

But while you may think that a complete lack of sunlight would spell trouble for Arctic residents' sleep patterns, most of ...

There's so much to love when it comes to Maine Coon cats. Not only are they fluffy and big (perfect for keeping your lap warm ...

Scientists have shown that sea ice in the Southern Ocean plays a significant role in carbon absorption in both good and bad ...

In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

Polynyas are more than holes in Antarctic ice – they’re vital hotspots where marine life thrives and the ocean breathes ...