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Have Refrigerators Spoiled Everything?

FROSTBITE: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves,byNicola Twilley Consider the improbable fact of the supermarket banana. In…

Science

Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water

A science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so…

World

Sweating Buckets, and Loving It: Minnesotans and Their Saunas

ACROSS THE COUNTRY Sweating Buckets, and Loving It: Minnesotans and Their Saunas Saunas in the state, part of a tradition…

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In Frigid Texas, Will the Power Grid Be Able to Keep the Heat On?

Officials say the state’s improved electrical infrastructure can withstand surging demand, but they’re asking Texans to limit energy usage.

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Why the Definition of ‘Extreme Cold’ Is Different in Duluth and Dallas

“Everyone’s extreme is a different level,” said a meteorologist in Minnesota, which is much more familiar with subzero conditions than…

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Cold Snap Grips China After Snow in Beijing Causes Havoc

President Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” to ensure safety amid wintry conditions after a subway crash left hundreds injured in…

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Across the Northeast, Officials Warn of a Dangerous Arctic Blast

Cold temperatures and fierce winds are expected to intensify throughout Friday and into Saturday.

World

Asia Has Had a Really Cold Month, Courtesy of the Polar Vortex

Mohe, China’s northernmost city, recorded a temperature of minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit this week. That was the coldest in its…

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