J.B. Pritzker — after initial refusal — signed compromise legislation partially ending a decades-long moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants. The ban was passed in 1987 by legislators ...

The project will test the effectiveness of electro culture, a re-emerging concept which harnesses the energy of atmospheric electricity, polar magnetism and natural minerals.

At least eight people were reported dead, including one child, after storms slammed into multiple states over the weekend.

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation ...

Several days with temperatures of 10-20 degrees below the historical average could be dangerous to plants and ruin outdoor ...

The Polar Vortex in the upper atmosphere has disintegrated after the intense warming of the stratosphere in mid-March. Currently, its remains are traveling eastward across Canada to the United States.

An April cold snap is expected to bring unusually cold temperatures to the eastern half of the US next week. The cold snap could impact new spring vegetation and lead to frost in some areas.

When the polar vortex begins to wobble and allows arctic air to spill south into northern Illinois in January, we usually end ...

Don't put away those winter coats just yet. An April cold snap is forecast for much of the eastern half of the U.S. early next week, forecasters said, with freezes likely across portions of the ...