The annual Perseid meteor shower — often one of the best of the year — has begun and will peak the night of Aug. 12.

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Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed, and suspect ther...

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Record hot temperatures over the past week have turned the Las Vegas valley into a giant oven.

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Wind power generated more electricity than coal in the U.S. in March and April, a sign that the setbacks offshore wind f...

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Life expectancies around the world have bounced back from the pandemic but fertility rates are declining faster than exp...

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Record-setting heat waves have gripped the U.S. only weeks into summer, and at least 30 people are suspected to have die...

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Tampons are one of the most popular menstruation products in a growing market that now includes period underwear, menstr...

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Republican officials in Montana will ask the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a landmark climate ruling that...

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A key mystery behind one of the most common autoimmune diseases may finally have an answer.

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A NASA mission meant to test how living on Mars would stress and test a human crew ended on Saturday, with four voluntee...

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Hurricane Beryl punched the Atlantic hurricane season into high gear when it made landfall in Texas on Monday — and hurr...

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Discrimination shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods, as mortality records show that heat waves kil...

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As California works towards its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The sta...

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A dangerous heat wave imperiling people on the West Coast is expected to peak Saturday, but experts say the health risks...

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NASCAR on Saturday unveiled a prototype electric race car as part of a new initiative that aims to reduce the organizati...

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Parts of Arizona, Nevada and Texas just endured their hottest June on record, where sweltering conditions shattered seve...

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Scientists in South Africa have discovered that termite mounds that are still inhabited in an arid region of the country...

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Officials in at least 10 states have closed beaches or warned people not to swim in the water due to high bacteria level...

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A Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England gave birth to 14 babies last month, despite having no co...

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Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero,” meaning it would release no...

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