In a recent gift to the Quantum Scholars program, local optics company Meadowlark Optics is generously supporting $70,000 in scholarships for undergraduates exploring the quantum field at the ...

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex. When you purchase through links ...

Vortex Optics made headlines in 2022 when it was selected to provide the Next Generation Squad Weapons–Fire Control (NGSW-FC) system for the U.S. Army’s NGSW program. That has led to both securing ...

Mathew Barlow has received federal funding for research on extreme events and also conducts legal consulting related to climate change.. Judah Cohen does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree. By Eric Niiler The polar vortex is a ribbon of ...

Polar vortexes are a year-round phenomenon. But Chicago-area residents only notice them when they collapse, experts say. That’s what’s happening starting Thursday when dangerously frigid air from ...

The polar vortex is sending arctic blasts and chilly temperatures to most of the United States, and states from Texas to Oklahoma could see snow, sleet and ice. As of Wednesday, Jan. 21, millions of ...

This week, New Jersey is set to experience temperatures below 10 as a shift in the polar vortex is letting Artic air slip south. Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 24 are forecast to be the coldest ...

Georgia residents could be in for a sharp change in weather this weekend as a major polar vortex disruption pushes the coldest air of the season into the state. Forecasters say the setup raises ...

We finally have a blast of truly Arctic cold air heading toward Michigan. The actual cold, combined with stiff wind gusts early next week, will produce dangerously cold wind chills. Here is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With over 170 million Americans facing below average temperatures, even colder air may be on the horizon thanks to the ...

True Arctic cold air is going to drop into the Great Lakes region Monday and Tuesday. This looks like just the start of significantly colder-than-normal weather for a long stretch. Michigan does ...