Recently, a new Guinness World Record was set by a woman who completed an ice marathon in record time while wearing a polar bear costume. While the thought of this may be comical, her reasoning ...

It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is ...

Hungry polar bears are turning to ... left over from Inuit hunts near Kaktovik, Alaska. Such behaviour is risky. Local wildlife managers may kill bears out of concern for public safety.

Polar bears are primarily found in the Arctic regions, including areas around the North Pole, Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland, and Norway. They are well-adapted to life on the sea ice, where they ...

Both men in the capsized vessel were rescued. (Photo provided by Alaska State Troopers) Two men survived the sinking of a fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday, authorities said.

JUNEAU, Alaska - The U.S. Coast Guard reports rescuing two fishermen ... Upon arrival, the crew of the Victory found the capsized boat with two fishermen aboard a nearby life raft and successfully ...

Most of the US will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures tumbling below freezing for most of the nation starting this ...

The mere mention of the term "polar vortex" can set your head spinning (and maybe eyes rolling). It’s got to be clickbait, right? Or maybe someone dreamed up the name for views? Is it a storm?

What’s shaping up to be the most expansive polar vortex in over a decade is about to plunge much of North America, including nearly all of Canada, into the coldest temperatures the country has ...

A number of the larger commercial fishing boats that call Newport’s Yaquina Bay their home headed out last week for the annual trek to Alaska’s Bering Sea. It can take eight to 10 days for them to ...