P. G. Tait, who examined the properties of smoke rings in air. In an extended experimental investigation of this subject the present writer found that very beautiful vortex motions may be easily ...

Researchers have developed a new portable tool that could improve how firefighters douse fires, making the process more ...

Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a novel portable tool for safer and more efficient fire suppression.

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a portable fire suppression device that uses electrically assisted ...

A lobe of the polar vortex, a stormy ring that typically keeps the coldest air locked up near the North Pole, will dip southward into the United States this weekend into next week. Polar air ...

As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...

But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is like a giant, swirling pool of super-cold air in the upper atmosphere over the North Pole. Imagine it like a children ...

The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the north pole. Imagine it as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid ...

The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe and make Donald ...

As happened earlier this month, this cold snap comes from a disruption in the polar vortex, the ring of cold air usually trapped about the North Pole. That ring is being stretched south across ...