The sudden blast may come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start to winter, but that warmth may be partly ...

A vast pool of Arctic air is again spilling south, the kind of outbreak that can turn highways into morguish car lots and ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all ...

A massive disruption in the polar vortex has encased Moscow’s tallest tower in ice and frozen pasta mid-air in Minneapolis.

The science pros at TKOR build a giant smoke ring toy to study air vortex motion.

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An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans, as a stretched "polar vortex" sends a devastating blast of Arctic air, bringing heavy snows and freezing rains.

Despite being notorious for bringing brutal cold and dangerous wind chills, the polar vortex has a surprising upside.