Natural disasters, from cold snaps that bring feet of snow to forest fires and hurricanes, affect millions worldwide annually ...

Astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images of debris discs from fully formed, ‘teenage’ planetary systems. Those images are expected to help astronomers locate new planets.

Severe temperatures are expected to dominate most of the country in the coming days, with single-digit temperatures forecast for parts of the Northeast. Overall, temperatures will begin to warm in the ...

The bitter cold temperatures that have left a chill over the eastern half of the country aren’t going anywhere, as a major disruption to the polar vortex is coming this month. While the cold is not ...

For new readers, here’s a brief overview. The Polar Vortex is a large scale winter circulation over the Northern Hemisphere. Imagine it as a spinning wall of wind above the polar regions, stretching ...

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Greetings from Ice Planet Hoth. Indeed, much of the eastern United States resembles the fictional frozen Star Wars world, and now folks there are now enduring some of the worst cold on Earth: "The ...

Every home needs the proper emergency kit to help them feel safe during inclement weather, blackouts, and more. And if there’s one item that every homeowner should have, it’s a rechargeable flashlight ...

Don't put away that winter jacket just yet. The polar vortex is expected to be impacted by a sudden warmup of the stratosphere, which will bring freezing temperatures to the Northeast this weekend and ...

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