Two huge and fast-moving wildfires merged overnight in western Canada, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing…
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Spain swelters in latest searing heat wave
Spain was sweating Sunday as its latest summer heat wave took hold, the fourth of the…
Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting some heat records
Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the…
Study: Changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to the last major extinction event
Over the past decade, deadly wildfires have become increasingly common because of both human-caused climate change…
New study shows increasing fire frequency threatens ecosystem stability
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and Curtin University has shown…
A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute, analysis finds
About 10 years ago, a very thick book written by a French economist became a surprising…
Three reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and physics
Post-pandemic, some educators are trying to reengage students with technology—like videos, computer gaming or artificial intelligence,…
A new approach to reduce the risk of losing solar-powered rovers on the moon
NASA and other space agencies worldwide periodically send robots and automated vehicles into space to explore…
Illegal logging turns Syria's forests into 'barren land'
On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria’s north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest…
Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon
The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon…