To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of ...

Trees have to meet stringent standards to become a utility pole, remaining free of knots, scars, swelling, or contact with the ground, but poles are still vulnerable to extreme weather — prone to ...

Climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica, part of the world's Seven Summits, is a goal for the most intrepid adventurer.

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.

The heavy steel structure toppled over and landed in the middle of a residential street on Tuesday night.

V isit the Antarctic and you’ll find penguins. Lots of penguins. Chubby, slow (on land, at least), feathery penguins. And do ...

Despite the large-scale climate effects these regions face due to global warming, society consistently neglects their ...

In subzero winds, hypothermia announces itself in small, easy-to-miss ways. Here’s what one Nat Geo Explorer does to combat it in some of the coldest places on Earth.

Earth’s magnetic north pole has continued its long-term drift toward Siberia, officially crossing into the Russian hemisphere ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Very few people get the chance to travel to the North Pole, but Saturday morning, a special flight took off from Lehigh Valley International Airport to that very destination. On that ...

The majority of the United States will experience chilling temperatures due to a blast of arctic air from Canada. The Midwest ...