The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

OF THEM ABOUT THIS TRADITION. FOR SOME, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. JUMPING INTO THE MONONGAHELA RIVER FOR THE POLAR PLUNGE. AND REALLY, SOME HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. OTHERS, IT’S ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – Thousands of people across the country are preparing to ring in the new year with a quick (and very cold) dip into the ocean, including here along the Lowcountry coast.

Hundreds of people took the polar plunge at Milwaukee's lakefront. A Milwaukee alderman joined in the annual tradition at Bradford Beach. MFD paramedics were in the water in case anyone needed help.

You don’t need an official event as an excuse to take a dunk in cold water on New Year’s Day, but running frantically across the sand with a group can certainly help thrust you into the frigid waves.

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 ...

Thousands of brave divers took to the chilly waters of the Pacific near the Cayucos Pier on New Year’s Day to celebrate the 46th annual Carlin Soulé Memorial Polar Bear Dip. Hosted by the Cayucos ...

No matter the temperature, the challenge of a plunge into icy water for a good cause is enough to get swimmers suited up this winter. Register in advance and don't look back. Those who want to avoid ...

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 ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --A Washington city may have broken a Guinness World Record by gathering nearly 5,000 people to take a "polar bear dip" into frigid water at the same time. The Birch Bay Chamber of ...

One hundred and six years of tradition have made Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim in English Bay one of the city’s most popular events, changing over the years as people do. Terry Saik hasn’t missed a ...

The year 2025 might be remembered for a lot of other, more pressing developments, but it’s certainly seen a wave of interest in the near-magical healing powers of cold plunges. But the idea of ...