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a cold-stunned green iguana likes on its back on the ground in florida

Florida euthanizes 5,195 frozen iguanas

A photograph of a woman in a red jacket outdoors in a snowy park, grimacing in pain while clutching her knee, illustrating how cold weather can affect joint health.

Why do your joints hurt when it’s cold? We asked a doctor.

A young groundhog and its mother lounging in the tall green grass

Groundhogs don’t poop during hibernation and 6 other random facts

Snowed in suburban street. Piles of snow are on either side of a snowy road. A house and telephone wires are seen in the background.

The most dangerous type of precipitation isn’t snow

ByPopular Science Team

A beautiful snowy forest. The setting sun shines through the tall trunks of conifers.

Snow isn’t actually white

an iguana with mostly green scales flecked with some orange, blue, and yellow

Don’t pick up frozen iguanas

Commercial airplane flying in stormy weather. A lightning strike illuminates the right side of the image as a plane flies to the left.

How pilots avoid thunderstorms—and what happens when they can’t

ByCat Rainsford

Photograph of lightning inside storm cloud taken above Milan, Italy, at night aboard the ISS

Astronaut snaps spectacular photo of lightning above Italy

a close up of a turtle with its head in its shell

Butt breathing and 5 other ways animals stay warm in winter

A person bundled up in a hooded jacket and covered in snow is looking toward the camera in a snowy, blurry outdoor environment. The person's face is mostly obscured by a thick layer of snow and frost, with only the area around the eyes and nose showing exposed skin.

The coldest body temperatures humans have survived

A young person bundled in a green winter jacket, gray knit hat, and blue gloves is standing outside in the snow. They are shivering, with their arms crossed tightly and a nervous or cold expression, with their tongue slightly visible.

What is shivering? Why our bodies shake when it’s cold.

a couple riding bikes in the pouring rain while holding umbrellas

What does ‘chance of precipitation’ really mean? A meteorologist explains.

A historical color photograph of the large Great Lakes freighter, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, sailing on the water. The ship has a prominent white superstructure at the bow with a dark red hull and a tan smokestack near the stern emitting a plume of black smoke. The weather appears overcast.

How the Witch of November doomed the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’

a winter outlook map of the united states for 2025-2026

The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years

WeatherStar 4000+ website showing three day weather forecast in retro graphics

Weather Channel gets jazzy, retro makeover from dedicated online fans

Cars driving down snowy road at night

There are actually 9 types of precipitation

a man hiking on a sunny fall day standing near a grove of trees changing color and a lake

What exactly is the UV Index? A dermatologist explains.

A poster with the bold red and yellow text "WEATHER IS A WEAPON" at the center. The poster features a black and white photograph of a rural landscape with telephone poles stretching into the distance. In the top left, a menacing cartoon cloud with a face is visible. A small, separate card at the bottom right encourages people to "buy WAR BONDS."

During WWII, the U.S. government censored the weather

An electrical storm off the coast of Byron Bay, Australia. The changing sky dazzles with a natural light show of lightning bolts and billowing clouds dance in the sky for hours.

How lightning passes gas

a stream of lightning touches the ground with sunlight in the background

Lightning can kill you even if it’s sunny

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