The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has historically served as a primary hindquarter of European colonialism, ...

Farther east, the Plains served as the transition zone between mild, dry weather in the West and increasingly cold conditions ...

A blast of Arctic air is moving across the eastern U.S. this weekend, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and a winter storm to New York.

Widespread snow and a potentially damaging ice storm are on the table from the South into the Northeast. Here’s the very ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

A sprawling storm is set to hit the U.S. from Friday to Monday, stretching from Texas all the way to the Northeast.

The storm will usher in frigid temperatures and spread heavy snow and ice across a 2,000-mile stretch of the country.

The American Spirit was scheduled to winter in Toledo when it appeared to become stuck in ice north of the Lake Erie islands.

On Tuesday, Jan. 20, 25.08% of the Great Lakes were ice-covered, with Lake Erie recording the most ice at 76.57%., according ...

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 23, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

As the U.S. prepares to take on another bout of cold weather, the term "polar vortex" is getting thrown around. But what is ...