Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people hear the term polar vortex, they think of extreme cold, dangerous wind chills and relentless winter weather.

Despite being notorious for bringing brutal cold and dangerous wind chills, the polar vortex has a surprising upside. Discover how it can lead to clearer skies, fewer storms, and ideal conditions for ...

Satellite image of a bomb cyclone. It’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere. We are actually having a proper one this year. Irrespective of what is going on with our climate, it is supposed to be cold ...

A polar vortex is expected to bring two surges of extremely cold air to the U.S. in January. The polar vertex is a large area of low pressure and cold air that sits over Earth's poles. Middle ...

Polar has started rolling out Polar OS 5, the next major firmware update for its range of GPS sports watches, bringing a host of usability and training improvements. These include multiple alarms, ...

The first six days of January featured below-average temperatures and since then, through Thursday, readings have been notably above the 30-year mean. Four days hit 50 degrees or above. For those of ...

A major winter storm is impacting much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains. The storm's intensity is caused by a combination of a stretched polar vortex, a wavy jet stream, and moisture from the ...

Frigid Arctic air can be pushed south thanks to the polar vortex, which triggers cold snaps with temperatures plunging to lows that can lead to extreme cold warnings in Ontario, and elsewhere. Get our ...

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In the 'first wave' of synthetic biology, researchers developed basic elements and modules that allowed transcriptional, translational and post-translational control of cellular processes. The 'second ...