Three separate rounds of Arctic air have already swept across the central and eastern United States through mid-December, ...

Snowier, colder weather may be heading to the Eastern U.S. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. High above the North Pole, the polar ...

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The "polar vortex" talk becomes really popular each year. It usually doesn't surface until winter. Still, this season, the eastern U.S. is getting a shot of frigid air as this infamous polar vortex ...

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Walter Robinson knows cold. After graduating from college with a degree in physics, he spent a year in Antarctica working with particle detectors that hunt for cosmic rays. Cooped up at McMurdo ...

Remember last winter's cold spot, which turned "polar vortex" into a phrase that sent chills through the spines of Americans east of the Mississippi River? Get ready for a flashback. This time it's a ...

Vortex guns capable of firing doughnut-shaped rings of air have sat around as toys or oddball gadgets for years. Now a U.S. lab has added an extra kick with electrically charged rings that could clear ...

Washington – It might seem counterintuitive, but the dreaded polar vortex is bringing its icy grip to the Midwest thanks to a sudden blast of warm air in the Arctic. Get used to it. The polar vortex ...

Vortex dynamics simulations reveal reconnection, an important property linked with creation of turbulence cascade, fluid mixing, and aerodynamic noise generation. Turbulent pipe flow simulated at high ...