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Beams of light—not cables—are carrying the internet across a river in the Congo
Sep 16, 2021 8:00 PM
Blindingly bright black holes could help cosmologists see deeper into the universe’s past
Sep 16, 2021 7:00 PM
Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California
Sep 16, 2021 2:00 PM
Featured in extreme heat
Aug 12, 2021
Anticyclone Lucifer is bringing record-breaking temperatures to Italy
The country reported the highest temperature in Europe, ever.
Feb 28, 2019
Like a boiling frog, humans quickly normalize extreme temperatures
Heat waves are still uncomfortable. But they stop feeling remarkable.
Aug 28, 2018
As summers get hotter, death tolls will rise
Unless we do something, as heatwaves become more common, death rates will skyrocket.
Aug 16, 2018
When rain is just as dangerous as drought
Raindrops keep falling—and it's a big problem.
Jul 13, 2018
To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants
Green roofs and white paints are a heat-buster's best friends.
Jul 6, 2018
A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function
Climate change can pose some unexpected challenges to infrastructure.
Jul 6, 2018
This week’s record-breaking heat has human fingerprints all over it
Climate change is already here.
Sep 6, 2017
To guard against climate change, Los Angeles is painting its streets white
They plan to lower the temperature by 3 degrees over the next 20 years.
Jan 17, 2014
Heat Shuts Down Australian Open, Causes Hallucinations
To be fair, who hasn't hallucinated visions of cartoon dogs?
