The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the service’s newest commissioned icebreaker, arrived in Seattle last Friday ...

USCGC Storis is a stopgap until the new “Polar Security Cutters” enter service. From the first deployment, it seemed to have ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Bollinger Shipyards, in conjunction with Rauma Marine Constructions, ...

President Donald Trump authorized construction of four Arctic security cutters for the Coast Guard to be built in Finland rather than domestically because of “urgent national security needs” in the ...

The unique ski-equipped LC-130Hs of the New York Air National Guard badly need replacements, with their mission growing in ...

Scientists have released the most detailed polar region terrain maps ever created. Credit: Polar Geospatial Center/University of Minnesota/Maxar/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency A team of ...

Fall may have only just arrived, but we know many in our region are already looking ahead to what winter may bring us. Our ...

A private space mission operated by SpaceX will become the first crewed voyage designed specifically to explore Earth’s polar regions. The mission — called Fram2 after the ship that helped explorers ...

SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is the first human spaceflight to the Earth’s polar regions. The four-member crew will conduct 22 research experiments, including the first X-ray in space and studies on human ...

During the winter the polar vortex spreads out, shooting cold air southward. Here's what to know as we head into the cooler ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve been keeping a tab on winter forecasts, you’ve likely heard the term “polar vortex” and the potential impact it may have on the upcoming season. But exactly what is the ...