The undisputed star of the Steam Railroading Institute is Pere Marquette 1225, a magnificent steam locomotive that’s become something of a celebrity in railroad circles. This Lima-built beauty isn’t ...

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to time travel without the risk of accidentally preventing your own birth, the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan is your answer. This ...

Pere Marquette No. 1225 departs the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Mich., for a test run on Nov. 20, 2025. SRI Early last year, the SRI’s deep dive into the issue revealed the need for ...

The Polar Vantage M3 is the younger sibling to Polar’s Vantage V3 and Grit X2 Pro in that it uses the same software as the other two. But, rather pleasingly, comes in much cheaper than the V3 and Grit ...

Research published in Scientific Reports analyzed over two decades of data from nearly 800 adult polar bears in the Barents Sea from 1995 to 2019. The team expected to see worsening body condition as ...

Hello, world? Can I come out of hibernation yet? Folks in the central and eastern United States who've endured weeks of bitter cold and snow are wondering: Is winter over? Will the polar vortex come ...

The Special Olympics hosted a Polar Plunge at Beaver Lake on Saturday morning to benefit people with intellectual disabilities. Last year, more than 150 people attended the Polar Plunge, according to ...

Florida has experienced an unusually cold winter with multiple Arctic blasts due to a weakened polar vortex. Another major, widespread freeze in Florida is unlikely for the remainder of the winter ...