The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting ... when “sudden break-ups of the polar vortex” led to significantly smaller ozone holes, Kessenich added.

One of the most astonishing discoveries was evidence from fossils that Antarctica had once been part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana - a warm and ice-free terrain, teeming with life.

Damond Benningfield A somewhat alarming new phrase entered the American lexicon when parts of the United States were plunged into an especially bitter deep freeze in January 2014: “polar vortex.” ...

But for a huge swath of more populated land, from Alberta to Quebec in Canada, and the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast in the U.S., a polar vortex-linked series of frigid blasts await.

A new study finds Antarctica gained mass for the first time in decades, reversing previous loss trends and briefly offsetting ...

The polar plunge, included in the package with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, is generally available once per cruise, with locations varying as exact routes and itineraries on its Antarctica cruises are ...

Some computer models are hinting at a potentially far more formidable shot of cold weather during the second week of December, with a lobe of the polar vortex rotating south out of Canada ...

Zhang Yi, another team member, said Antarctica's atmospheric conditions are ideal for astronomical observations due to extended polar nights. "However, extreme weather like blizzards poses ...

has made Antarctica a rare zone of peace and staggering scientific output. But that peace could be thinning like an ice sheet. Professor Donald Rothwell, a leading expert on polar law, has warned ...