One of Earth’s earliest mass extinctions wiped out most ocean life during a sudden global ice age. From the ruins, jawed vertebrates survived, diversified, and transformed the course of evolution.

Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...

The granddaddy of the U.S. Coast Guard fleet arrived this month at McMurdo Sound, in Antarctica, to clear channels for supply ships.

Somewhere between life and death is the Alaskan Tree Frog. Discover how this amphibian freezes and lives to tell the tale.

Temperatures in Pittsburgh this week could reach 60 degrees and lead to snowmelt in a winter warm-up set to end a six-day run of frigid weather, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. The ...

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron Let’s ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Western New York has just emerged from a prolonged stretch of bitter cold, a period that likely tested the patience, and resilience, of many Rochesterians. Weather data confirm the ...

With temperatures already dipping so low even the simplest errands feel like a trek — and a deeper freeze on the way — now’s the moment to invest in a coat that can actually keep up. The Fitouch ...

Over the past few years, Portlanders have heard little about the plan to rebuild the old Dairy Queen on Southeast Division and 56th Ave. The Dairy Queen, which was demolished in 2019 after more than ...

SUNSHINE HAS RETURNED TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR THAW IS NOW FULLY UNDERWAY AS TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WE COULD EVEN ...

Winter is not finishing up early, but the deep freeze in which we've been stuck will start relaxing most days. We’ll be settling into a pattern of more ups and downs, with the advertised significant ...

Entering their Week 15 meeting, the Pittsburgh Steelers had won 22 consecutive Monday night home games and the Miami Dolphins had lost nine consecutive games with a kickoff temperature colder than 40 ...