George "Iceberg" Miller finds daily cold-weather jumps into Lake Michigan help overcome fear and kick start his happy ...

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

Polar Bear Swim 2026 – swimmers and spectators gathered at Xw cumi:lucun (Twin Beaches/Gabriola Sands Provincial Park) just before noon on January 1, as almost a hundred people jumped into the ocean ...

Christians are celebrating the feast day of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day. It recalls the visit of the three kings, or magi, to the baby Jesus. Orthodox Christians focus on the baptism ...

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

Thousands started off their New Year with a dip in English Bay. Over the years the event has become more than just a communal dip into frigid waters, with 2026 marking the 106th edition of the annual ...

The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. After a few years of ...

BIRCH BAY, Wash. — Thousands of people in Birch Bay are braving the cold on Thursday and trying to set a world record. The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce, Blaine Birch Bay Park and Recreation District ...

JACKSONPORT, Wis. (WBAY) - What better way to start off the new year than by doing a polar plunge in Door County? The 40 th-annual “Polar Bear Swim” took place at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport, Door ...