Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people hear the term polar vortex, they think of extreme cold, dangerous wind chills and relentless winter weather.

Polar has started rolling out Polar OS 5, the next major firmware update for its range of GPS sports watches, bringing a host of usability and training improvements. These include multiple alarms, ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) enjoys ice liberty while the cutter sits hove-to in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 7, 2025. US Coast Guard photo The U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy ...

Hundreds across Canada marked the start of the new year by gleefully plunging into frigid lake and ocean water, some for their first time. Alejandra Lopez, who’s visiting Nova Scotia from Mexico, said ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Why would anyone with an ounce of self-preservation jump into a frigid body of water in the middle of a Colorado winter wearing nothing but a bathing suit or ...

STRATFORD — Plungers braved the cold, wind and frigid Long Island Sound to benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut on New Year's Day. The Surfside Hotel and Little Pub held its 6th annual New Year's Day Polar ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The L Street Brownies polar bear club dove into the new year by taking to Dorchester Bay for their annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge. Hundreds of people gathered on M Street Beach in ...

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 ...

Polar bears are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on sea ice to hunt seals. A new study analyzed a small subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland and found small ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...