new york Winter storm turns Lake Erie waterfront properties into eerie 'ice sculptures' Rusty Blazenhoff

zoos Penguins visit the Polar Bears at the St. Louis Zoo Gareth Branwyn

Snow Day Schoolchildren deliver 'Snow Day' news in song Rusty Blazenhoff

Nature Michigan lighthouse becomes surreal ice sculpture after arctic blast Popkin

disasters 9 skiers missing after California avalanche Rob Beschizza

chicago Choose from "Abolish ICE," "Chance the Scraper," and more when you cast your vote in Chicago's 2026 "You Name a Snowplow" contest Jennifer Sandlin

winter Watch ice volcanoes spray frozen water along the Great Lakes Popkin

Mount Baldy is another deceptively deadly mountain Jason Weisberger

Republicans Ted Cruz spotted flying to California as Texas braces for another deadly winter storm Ellsworth Toohey

california California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years Ellsworth Toohey

bad idea White House to advance global warming so we can have the Wagon Queen Family Truckster Jason Weisberger

ocean Glowing starfish larvae transform oceans into underwater galaxies Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets A new app lets you predict the future Boing Boing's Shop

Gulf of Mexico SS United States en route to be scuttled and turned into a reef Gail Sherman

art Life-size Lenin painting up for auction Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets The iPhone weather app is so last year—this one actually predicts conditions correctly Boing Boing's Shop

music Even record-breaking snow can't stop the music in New Orleans Jennifer Sandlin

art Oregon city would like people to stop putting googly eyes on artwork Gail Sherman

Weird Bizarre hairy sea creature caught on video creeping across UK beach Allan Rose Hill

great escapes Gov. Abbott pulls a "Cancun Cruz," boasting about Asia trip while Hurricane Beryl pummels Texas Carla Sinclair