At 4 p.m., the Weather Service reported Durham and Chapel Hill had seen 2 inches of snow, and several cities had an inch or ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

According to a recent study published in Science Advances, a greasy hair day keeps the ice away — for polar bears, that is. After examining polar bear fur, an international research team identified ...

When downtown Cary was farmland and dirt roads, there was a chicken coop that belonged to a doctor who lived on South Academy Street. Dr. John Pullen Hunter and his family were the first occupants ...

Climate change is amplified in the polar regions. The northern and southern reaches of the planet are warming faster than any area on Earth, with the Arctic ocean and air temperatures rising twice as ...

In the frozen expanse of the Arctic, polar bears glide effortlessly across ice and plunge into sub-zero waters – yet their fur is remarkably free of frost. For years, scientists have wondered: How do ...

NSIDC's Polar Stereographic Projection was originally designed to be optimal for sea ice applications, though it is now used for many other products. Northern Hemisphere (left) and Southern Hemisphere ...

they worry the moment they hear the names ICE or the FBI. They are very terrified,” said Chari Kambara, the owner of several Indian restaurants and grocery stores in Cary and Chapel Hill.

Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate ...