Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists have long wondered why. New simulations suggest the answer may lie deep below the clouds.

Astronomers use the term dark energy to refer to energy in the universe that is unaccounted for by ordinary matter but ...

Jupiter and Saturn's different polar storms reveal clues about planet interiors: Saturn has harder bottom than Jupiter.

Polar bears are leaping through their evolution in real time as rising temperatures threaten their habitat. A population of bears was found in a climate warmer than one in which they usually exist, ...

One hundred and six years of tradition have made Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim in English Bay one of the city’s most popular events, changing over the years as people do. Terry Saik hasn’t missed a ...

OF THEM ABOUT THIS TRADITION. FOR SOME, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. JUMPING INTO THE MONONGAHELA RIVER FOR THE POLAR PLUNGE. AND REALLY, SOME HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. OTHERS, IT’S ...

You don’t need an official event as an excuse to take a dunk in cold water on New Year’s Day, but running frantically across the sand with a group can certainly help thrust you into the frigid waves.

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – Thousands of people across the country are preparing to ring in the new year with a quick (and very cold) dip into the ocean, including here along the Lowcountry coast.

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

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 ...

For over 45 years, the people of Austin have gathered in the early morning hours of New Years Day, no matter their state of sleep deprived or hungover from the night before, to jump into the steaming, ...