Fitness tracking company Polar has launched the Loop, a $200 screenless wearable that it says will have no subscription fees. Preorders opened on Wednesday, and the Polar Loop will start shipping on ...

Update: This story has been updated with further detail about the Polar Loop’s water resistance, which meets the swim-ready ISO 22810 standard as well as the more common WR30. Back in June I talked to ...

Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions — to stem the impact of global warming — are both expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, according to new scientific research. The ...

A new polar bear has made its debut at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. Amelia Gray, an 8-year-old female from Oregon Zoo, explored the Great Bear Wilderness habitat for the first time on Wednesday. “Amelia ...

Some scientists and engineers have proposed novel technological "fixes" to mitigate the impacts of climate change — including giant, floating sea curtains to prevent warm water reaching ice shelves.

A team of international scientists is urging caution against five of the most-discussed polar geoengineering ideas, stating they are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems ...

The polar vortex is beginning its seasonal strengthening, signaling a gradual shift toward cooler weather. Frost advisories were issued in parts of the Great Lakes region, New York, and New England as ...

'Inside Britain's First Polar Research Vessel | RRS Discovery' Dan Snow steps aboard the RRS Discovery in Dundee, the first purpose built scientific research vessel for the Antarctic. Guided around ...

Russian scientists at the Mirny research station recently saved a baby emperor penguin after it became separated from its colony and risked freezing to death. In footage shared by the Russian Arctic ...

Hope the polar bear has died following a "vital dental procedure" A polar bear has died at a wildlife park after undergoing a dental procedure, it has been announced. Hope joined three other polar ...

Moonshot proposals to save the planet’s ice sheets, including giant underwater sea curtains and refreezing Arctic ice, are gaining popularity as the planet heats up. But none of the most high-profile ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A massive pumpkin weighing 1,598 pounds took the top prize for the Giant Pumpkin and Watermelon Weigh-Off at The Nashville Fair this year. The Tennessee Department of ...