The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.

Many of the coldest places on Earth are uninhabitable and inaccessible due to extreme temperatures and harsh conditions. Some ...

The study from the University of Vienna explores how the solar system's journey through different galactic zones has likely ...

And in a desolate part of central South Dakota, an area about 50 miles northwest of Pierre has been 11 degrees below average, making it Earth’s most unusually cold place this year so far.

Mars may once have held enough water to fill oceans and form coastlines. The planet’s red dust contains water and likely formed in cold conditions.

A winter storm is hitting the U.S. with record-breaking cold and heavy snow. Is the polar vortex to blame?

The coldest places on Earth are found at, or close to, the North and South Pole. Mountainous areas are also very cold. Cold environments are found at higher latitudes and higher altitudes.

As someone who had only heard about the extreme cold, I never imagined that I would experience one of the warmest days ever in the coldest place on Earth. Despite being so remote from human ...

When the polar vortex weakens, this often allows icy Arctic air to sweep in towards the UK and Europe. For this reason, the Met Office says 70 per cent of stratospheric warming events are usually ...

December is here and so is chilly weather. That is, if you live in a place where it does get chilly. For these 10 animals, where they live, it's always cold. They are known as chionophiles, or ...