At the foot of an active volcano in Hokkaido, shouts ring out, competitors size each other up and snowballs whistle through the air in a very serious game of yukigassen — a sport with Olympic dreams.

A: In the Cryogenian Period (720-635 million years ago), some scientists believe the earth went through through episodes when ice covered even the tropical latitudes, and the world was called ...

Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during ...

We’re reporting a case of the winter blues… but not the one that causes your seasonal affective disorder to linger around ’til spring. It’s the cobalt blues—and like the snow in New York City—it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pedestrian skybridge installation over the Blue Line will disrupt light rail service for part of Sunday morning, according to ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County’s Snowball Festival has been rescheduled once again due to the winter weather. On Feb. 3, Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation shared in a ...

As winter settles in across the capital, one of Ottawa’s most high-profile charitable and business networking events is set to return to its roots: On Wed., March 4, 2026, The Snowsuit Fund will host ...

WASHINGTON — The D.C. region is in the midst of a major snow storm on Sunday. But changing weather conditions have put the kibosh on one of the District's most-beloved winter traditions: The National ...

The “world’s oldest snowball” will celebrate 50 years frozen in time — and is now a treasured family heirloom. The snowball was created on February 5, 1976, in San Jose, California, when Jeff Shamus ...

At the height of a planetary freeze around 700 million years ago, ocean temperatures are most likely to have been –15 °C — much colder than any sea temperature recorded today or known to have occurred ...