Every game at this point of a college basketball season is a big one. It wasn't easy on Saturday, but Williams held off ...

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Quiet conditions are expected overnight Friday into early Saturday. Throughout the day on Saturday, clouds are going to be ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a mesmerizing natural phenomenon that occurs in the northernmost destinations in the world, such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland, Finland, ...

Sheritha Jones, World-Herald Historian The Polar Plunge is the largest single-day fundraiser for Special Olympics Nebraska. Money raised through the event goes toward programming in sports ...

A polar day is when the sun does not set and stays above the horizon for an extended period, while a polar night is when the sun never rises above the horizon. These phenomena are ...

During these times, it's referred to as a polar night. The opposite, polar day, occurs when there is 24-hour daylight. A polar day is when the sun does not set and stays above the horizon for an ...

On Tuesday, the sun rose in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, for the first time since November—but only for a whopping 48 minutes before it set again. The sun appeared around 1:15 p.m. and disappeared just after 2 ...