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The science behind why people think they're right ...
There may be a psychological reason why some people aren’t just wrong in an argument — they’re confidently wrong, accord...
Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Ch...
Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the body said Wednesday, f...
Hurricane Helene was wetter and windier due to cli...
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, a new report estimates how much more intense Hurricane Helene’s...
Bill Nye explains how climate change is impacting ...
NBC News' Ellison Barber talks to Bill Nye about how climate change has affected Hurricane Milton, future hurricane seas...
'Life-threatening' storm surge likely as Hurricane...
When Hurricane Milton reaches Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the immense and powerful storm could generate “life-thr...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to rep...
President Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace lead pipes, finalizing an aggressi...
Princeton physicist wins physics Nobel for pioneer...
John J. Hopfield was awarded the honor alongside Geoffrey E. Hinton, a British-Canadian professor at the University of T...
Evangelicals push for climate votes as election ne...
Young evangelical Christians plan to campaign at religious colleges to get voters to consider climate change. It’s part ...
Hurricane Milton's rapid intensification is part o...
Hurricane Milton grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just over 24 hours. That rapid intensification ...
A spacecraft is on its way to an asteroid rammed b...
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft launched on a journey to a small, harmless asteroid that a NASA vehicle cras...
American duo win Nobel Prize for Medicine for pion...
Two American scientists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for their groundbreaki...
In California, heat and dry conditions make arson ...
In California, nearly half the acres burned this year were due to blazes allegedly ignited by arson. The damage shows ho...
Phoenix smashes heat records for 10 straight days ...
A scorching streak in Phoenix has set new daily records for 10 straight days during an October heat wave sweeping much o...
Yellow jackets swarm after North Carolina floods, ...
Flooding in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene has stirred up yellow jacket colonies. Health officials said ...
October heat wave sets dozens of records in Califo...
More than 50 new heat records were set on Wednesday, as an October heat wave continues to bake California and Arizona.
Helene rainfall boosted by human-driven climate ch...
Two rapid-attribution studies released Tuesday found that human-caused global warming made Hurricane Helene stronger and...
Record heat makes for a sweltering start to Octobe...
The start of October is bringing little relief to parts of the western United States, where 36 million people are under ...
Drone footage of gray whales offers new insight in...
Drone footage of gray whales off the Oregon coast has revealed new details about how the marine mammals find food. The f...