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This super cold air is usually whirling around the Arctic. But a big piece has plunged further south than normal. One way to think about what's happening: If a spinning ice skater extends her arms, she slows down. Sometimes, she wobbles and falls. The polar vortex has sort of stretched out an arm.

Two 19-year-olds from New Jersey noticed all of the cars in long-term parking at the airport. They had an idea: Why not rent them out? They raised $6 million in venture capital funding for their company FlightCar.

Most of the trucks that haul your fruits, vegetables and frozen foods to the store are currently cooled by diesel engines, not the cleanest of technologies. But researchers are working on a cooling system based on fuel cells to keep your food cool while it travels.

Wasted food creates billions of tons of greenhouse gases, and it costs us precious water and land. The rice lost in Asia and the meat wasted in rich countries contribute most heavily to the problem.

The U.S. has had poet laureates, who seem to have worked out well, promoting poetry to the masses. But a bill to similarly sing the praises of scientific discovery and get more young people considering science careers is falling victim to politics.

The last special congressional election before Election Day is turning into a nail-biter for Republicans, with President Trump set to make a last-minute stop in Ohio on Saturday.

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump will defend his "America First" creed as a basis for countries to cooperate without losing sight of their own self-interest.

It’s late July, which means it’s peak time for some of my favorite flying critters. They include many of our most beautiful species and one of our most…

It’s with mixed feelings that I must tell you this will be my last Cape Cod Notebook broadcast for a while. Mixed feelings because I have greatly enjoyed…

A January poll finds that people's stress levels have spiked since August, with two-thirds of people saying they're worried about the future of the nation.