Early-season stratospheric warming events spark hype around frigid temperatures. Learn the myths and the science about the ...

Optical vortex beams, characterized by their helical phase fronts and orbital angular momentum (OAM), are pivotal in applications such as high-capacity communication, optical manipulation, and quantum ...

Jan. 1 (UPI) --The first few days of the new year are expected to bring heavy snow and frigid temperatures in the form of a polar vortex to the eastern United States. The rain that pummeled the ...

Another Arctic blast is on the move toward the U.S., bringing the potential for bitter cold and heavy snow accumulations to ...

Michigan could see a return of Arctic air around Thanksgiving as models suggest a possible wobble in the polar vortex, which ...

As they say in Game of Thrones, “winter is coming.” In the popular TV series, winter carries a foreboding connotation, but in the real world, the icy fingers of Jack Frost can be a veritable bounty ...

A fast-moving but potent nor'easter is bringing rain, snow and wind to the urban corridor from Virginia to Maine on Thanksgiving Eve, one of the busiest travel days of the year. The storm is taking ...

A polar vortex — a large area of low pressure — is heading south from the Arctic, bringing with it cold weather across many ...