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France experiences hottest summer on record with 53 heatwave days

France records hottest summer on record

France recorded 'hottest summer ever': Environment minister

Two spacecraft nearing Mercury after nearly decade-long journey

Two spacecraft nearing Mercury after decade-long journey

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

Hideki Shirakawa, 2000 Nobel Chemistry Prize Co-Winner for Conductive Polymers, Dies at 90

Nobel laureate Hideki Shirakawa dies at 90

Japanese scientist Shirakawa, co-winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 90

UN Warns of Potentially Strongest El Niño Since 1950

UN warns El Niño could be strongest in 76 years

El Niño could be strongest in decades, UN warns

Rare Triple Cyclone Event in Pacific Linked to El Niño

Three Cyclones Simultaneously Hit Pacific

Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Niño

El Niño Intensifies to 'Very Strong' Event, Expected to Last Until February

El Niño Intensifies to 'Very Strong' Event

El Niño set to bring warmer spring to NZ and Australia

Hubble Telescope Discovers Decagon Atmospheric Wave at Saturn's South Pole

Hubble spots decagon wave at Saturn's south pole

Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn's south pole

New York City Bans AI Use for Students Through Eighth Grade

NYC Bans AI for Students Through 8th Grade

NYC, the nation's largest school system, bans AI for students through 8th grade

Southern Hemisphere Pines Grow Faster and Resist Drought Better, Study Finds

Southern Pines Grow Faster, Resist Drought Better

Exotic pines in the Southern Hemisphere grow faster and are more drought-resistant, study reveals

UN Warns World Must Act to Return Below 1.5°C Warming Threshold After Exceeding It

UN: World Must Return Below 1.5°C Warming Threshold

World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN

UN Report: Global Warming Limit to Be Exceeded, Path to Recovery Mapped

UN: Global warming limit to be exceeded, path to recovery mapped

Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

Journalists' Ethics Code Updated for the AI Era by Society of Professional Journalists

Journalists' Ethics Code Updated for AI Era

For a century, journalists have had a voluntary ethics code. Editors are giving it an AI-era reboot

Scientists May Have Detected First Signs of Elusive Dark Matter Particles

Dark Matter Particles May Have Been Detected

Experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter

UK Records Hottest Summer Ever in 2026, Met Office Confirms

UK records hottest summer ever

UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running

Grand Canyon Flooding: 2 Dead, More Missing as Storms Threaten Rescue Efforts

Grand Canyon Flooding: 2 Dead, More Missing

New storms threaten Grand Canyon flood search, 2 bodies recovered

Over 20 Hikers Missing After Flash Floods Hit Grand Canyon, Arizona

20+ Hikers Missing After Grand Canyon Flash Floods

Grand Canyon flash flood leaves one dead, around 15 missing

Tropical Storm Karina Strengthens into Hurricane in Pacific, May Become Major Storm

Karina Strengthens to Hurricane in Pacific

Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say

NASA Launches New Space Telescope to Explore Hidden Universe and Find Exoplanets

NASA launches new telescope to find exoplanets

NASA's newest Roman space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Study Dark Matter and Exoplanets

NASA launches Roman Space Telescope

NASA's Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission

SpaceX Recovers Starship From Indian Ocean, Shipping to Texas

SpaceX recovers Starship from Indian Ocean

SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

Nepal Glacier Flood: Scientists Link Disaster to Melting Ice in Warming Himalayas

Nepal glacier flood linked to melting ice

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Study Reveals Illnesses and Injuries Spiking During Heat Waves in Chicago

Heat Waves Spike ER Visits for Injuries, Illnesses in Chicago

Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

Parents' Guide: Managing Children's Devices to Prevent Schoolwork Distractions

Tips for parents to manage kids' devices for schoolwork

How to keep your child's tablets, laptops from becoming distractions from schoolwork

Charged Raindrops Can Cause Corrosion on Coated Metal Surfaces, Study Finds

Charged Raindrops Cause Metal Corrosion

Electrically charged raindrops could be corroding metal with protective coatings