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Heatwaves show global warming is not just a future threat

Better climate models and fast computers are helping us see how our carbon emissions are already causing severe weather events

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

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I'm building a machine that breaks the rules of reality

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I'm building a machine that breaks the rules of reality

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Forest fires engulfed homes when a heatwave hit Russia in 2010

Earth

US and Russia will soon face mega-heatwaves from climate change

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Hot springs, Yellowstone National Park

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Ancient microbes caused Earth’s first ever global warming

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Desert

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Cold climate may have driven ancient humans’ move out of Africa

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Ice

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Gel-like ice is the lightest form of water ever discovered

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Leaves of various sizes in greenery

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We may finally understand why tropical plants have huge leaves

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Melting tundra

Earth

Uninhabitable Earth? In fact, it’s really hard to fry the planet

A controversial article says we’re heading for the worst-case warming scenarios. But while we can’t rule out extreme warming, it’s not our most likely future

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Earth

Living with climate change: What's the worst that can happen?

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Space

The hottest planet yet is twice Jupiter’s size and hot as a star

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Physics

Three-atom molecule cooled to near absolute zero for first time

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Earth

Big cities warm up during the week as commuters flock in

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