The optical illusion destination visited by Alex Hirsch of Disney's "Gravity Falls" asks for restoration funds after destructive March rain.

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A supersolid is a paradoxical state of matter—it is rigid like a crystal but flows without friction like a superfluid. This ...

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In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

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In an early sign of the winter weather that's coming, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. The polar vortex is "ramping up from its summer slumber," said meteorologist Judah Cohen in an ...

The polar vortex is stirring up, bringing the earliest hints that the weather is changing as autumn has officially arrived. In the short term, this means gradual cool-downs and a more active storm ...

The polar vortex is beginning to stir, signaling a gradual shift toward cooler fall weather in the northern U.S. Tennessee is expected to see mild temperatures through December, with the average first ...

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Summer may end on a cooler note for parts of the U.S., with meteorologists suggesting that a weakened polar vortex could usher in below-average temperatures as September begins. In contrast to earlier ...