A strategic advantage in Antarctica could give China a critical advantage in space—as well as the opportunity to exploit the continent’s vast untapped natural resources.

Polar bears, icebergs as large as the Empire State Building or Central Park and a yawning puffin are some of the images.

If you thought the UK was cold this winter, think again. Take a look at our round-up of some of the coldest places on the ...

Many folks associate polar bears with Christmas, partly because of their snowy white fur and that they live in the polar ...

The 20th Polar Plunge by the Barbour River Rats (BRR) will be at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026 under the west end of the ...

Antarctica's isolation and rich natural resources have made it a strategically important focal point amid growing great-power ...

The North Pole, according to Erling Kagge, exists as a reductio ad absurdum. Having no longitude, it’s really no place at all. The same applies to the South Pole, of course. But unlike the South Pole, ...

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Scientists are still trying to understand the atmospheric disturbances. A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across ...

“The Polar Express” at Union Station will return to St. Louis for the holiday season. The event runs from Nov. 14 to Dec. 30. Timed tickets are available from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., depending on the ...

December might be extra chilly across parts of the United States because of a weather phenomenon unfolding miles above the North Pole. It’s called sudden stratospheric warming and happens once every ...