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Forecaster now expects more hurricanes in 'hyperac...
Hurricane Beryl punched the Atlantic hurricane season into high gear when it made landfall in Texas on Monday — and hurr...
Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in communiti...
Discrimination shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods, as mortality records show that heat waves kil...
Too much solar? How California found itself with a...
As California works towards its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The sta...
Peak heat wave might soon be over, but health risk...
A dangerous heat wave imperiling people on the West Coast is expected to peak Saturday, but experts say the health risks...
NASCAR debuts electric race car prototype ahead of...
NASCAR on Saturday unveiled a prototype electric race car as part of a new initiative that aims to reduce the organizati...
Heat records fell, some shattered, in June across ...
Parts of Arizona, Nevada and Texas just endured their hottest June on record, where sweltering conditions shattered seve...
Scientists stunned to discover oldest inhabited te...
Scientists in South Africa have discovered that termite mounds that are still inhabited in an arid region of the country...
Nearly 100 beaches across the country are closed o...
Officials in at least 10 states have closed beaches or warned people not to swim in the water due to high bacteria level...
Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes afte...
A Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England gave birth to 14 babies last month, despite having no co...
Google falling short of important climate target, ...
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero,” meaning it would release no...
High heat and fire danger loom for California ahea...
Much of California is facing a dangerous heat wave and high fire risk at a time when millions will be outside celebratin...
Hurricane Beryl broke a startling record before ma...
On Sunday, Hurricane Beryl became the first Category 4 storm ever to form in the Atlantic Ocean in the month of June.
Dams in distress: Partial failure in Minnesota off...
The partial failure of Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam sheds like on the almost 4,100 dams in the U.S. that are categorized at t...
Scientist behind Alzheimer’s drug in late-stage tr...
A neuroscientist whose work helped pave the way for an Alzheimer’s drug candidate was indicted by a federal grand jury o...
A chunk of space debris found in N.C. came from a ...
A large chunk of space debris discovered last month in North Carolina came from a SpaceX capsule that had journeyed to t...
No return date yet for NASA astronauts who launche...
Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing’s n...
A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth on Saturd...
An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth, making its closest approach on Saturday morning.
As Covid cases rise, CDC panel recommends new vers...
With fresh Covid cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccinat...