Major wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed dozens of people and caused heavy…
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Researchers create paracrystallized aluminosilicate glass with supreme toughness
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, together with partners in China and the U.S., have produced…
Europe's ancient languages shed light on a great migration and weather vocabulary
Painstaking archaeological exploration is a familiar, often widely admired, method of unearthing history. Less celebrated, but…
Etna eruption forces closure of Sicily's Catania airport
The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, has halted all flights after…
At least 24 killed in India after heavy rains
At least 24 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more…
Baghdad zoo animals suffer as mercury hits 50 degrees
A pair of Siberian tigers pant incessantly beside a pond at their zoo enclosure in the…
Study finds dry lightning can spark wildfires even under wetter conditions
Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren’t so dry, a study has found.…
Durable Parker Solar Probe going strong after first five years
On Aug. 12, 2018—five years ago this week—NASA’s Parker Solar Probe blasted off atop a powerful…
Bear–human coexistence reconsidered
The media uproar over wolf attacks on livestock in Switzerland and a bear attack in Italy…
Images of enzyme in action reveal secrets of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Bacteria draw from an arsenal of weapons to combat the drugs intended to kill them. Among…